Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was born in Iran in 1922. Shortly after W.W. II, she moved to New York to study and was quickly drawn into Modernist circles. She became friends with Milton Avery, Alexander Calder, and the Pop artist Andy Warhol. A desire to learn more about her own heritage, however, took Farmanfarmaian back to her native country in 1957. It was then that she became aware of Āina-kāri, the 16th-century Safavid practice of cutting mirror into tiny pieces and arranging these pieces into decorative shapes. After a visit to the Shāh Chérāgh mosque, in Shiraz—renowned for its mirror-work mosaics—Farmanfarmaian decided to construct her own freestanding and wall-based mirror sculptures, incorporating principles of Sufi architecture. “With the reflections, you’re also a part of the art piece,” she said. “Your own appearance, your own face, your own clothing—if you move, it is a part of the art. You’re the connection: it is the mix of human being and reflection and artwork.” Featuring works from four decades of her practice, this is the first exhibition since Farmanfarmaian’s death three years ago. —Elena Clavarino