ART

Mutants: Homage to Josef Albers
Nalani Malani
Gallery Espace, Delhi
September 5-25
Inventive, explicit and eclectic, Malani's metamorphosing paintings show her in peak form. The dramatis personae from her Lohar Chawl series are still there, pulling at the conscience. But there is a stark sexual energy in her new Homage series.

Rare and Important Paintings
Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
September 15-October 7
This rare collection includes works by Raja Ravi Varma, Rabindranath Tagore, Jamini Roy and Nandalal Bose. Painstakingly put together over the past few years, each piece is drawn from princes and connoisseurs. Relive a glorious bygone era.

MUSIC

Husn-e-Jaana--The Beauty of My Beloved
Muzaffar Ali
Music Today, Rs 65

Drawing inspiration from Urdu poetry, Muzaffar Ali has composed nine ghazals. Penned by eminent poets like Mir Taqi Mir and Nazir Akbarabadi, they have been rendered by the likes of Chhaya Ganguli and Rolly Saran. Hauntingly beautiful words.

Live in London--Ustad Rais Khan
Navras, Rs 75

The contemplative evening raag comes alive in the sitar notes of Rais Khan. There's a soulful rendition of Raag Bhairavi. Khan excels when he sings a bandish -- Javani zindagani hai -- and then reproduces it on sitar.

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