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From the perfectly organized island nation of Sir Thomas More's Utopia to the idealized mountain stronghold of Eldorado visited by the naive hero of Voltaire's Candide, the idea of the fictional stateutopian or dystopian, satirical or idealistichas a long and distinguished pedigree in literature and philosophy. The issues explored by these classic imaginingsincluding questions of governmental organization, economic mechanisms, social policy and cultural normsare just as vital today as in the past, and continue to give rise to new alternative states, nations, and principalities inspired equally by political dissent and artistic fancy. Journeying in this expanded landscape of imaginary municipalitieswith its unorthodox histories, ersatz bureaucratic apparatuses, doityourself credentials and fantasy topographiesCabinet no. 18 features William Bryk on the ephemera of fictional states, George Pendle on the sociopolitical trajectory of micronations, and a conversation between David Levi Strauss and Michael Taussig on statemaking and magic, as well as portfolios by invented nations including NSK, ElgalandVargaland, Sealand and the Hutt River Province Principality. The unthemed section includes Frances Stark on the charms of ivory; Christopher Turner on SpectroChrome Therapy; Samantha Hunt on Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace's Difference Engine; and projects by artists including Craig Kalpakjian, Sasha Chavchavadze and Caitlin Masley.
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