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For centuries the urban landscape has been both a familiar and fantastical site for people of all cultures. These ten international artists re-imagine this landscape in our exhibition. The title is a nod to Italo Calvino's beloved book which recounts Marco Polo's vivid descriptions of the metropolises of the great Kublai Khan's fading empire. Like Polo's poetic imagery which leaves the reader wondering if the cities he describes are real or perhaps all different versions of his home city of Venice, the varied works in the show explore how perceptions of place are shaped by personal influences -- memory, desire, and loss -- as well as by cultural forces ... -- history and the media.