Utopian projects aspire to a better world but heir forms may only ever live in our imaginations. Further more, we are as haunted by their failures as we are inspired by the aspiration to repair the failed and build the new. This anthology contextualizes art's current engagement with the utopian in relation of political thought, view the utopian as a key term in he artistic lineage of modernity. It illuminates how the exploration of utopia themes in art today contributes to our understanding of contemporary cultures and the possibilities for shaping their futures