'Listening to the Shades' is an artist's book by the internationally well-known Indian artist Nalini Malani. insoired by the writing of Christa Wolf on the ancient Greek myth of Cassandra. In the forty-two reverse paintings that are facsimile printed, Malani retells the story that implies what has been denied to women. Cassandra's insights are ignored and considered heretical. She symbolises the unfinished business of the women's revolution - a woman's thoughts and oremonitions are not understood and recognised. With a fascinating imagination Malani re-activates the myth pertinent to the time, germane to the contemporary that we arc living in.