No Soul For Sale is a four-day event at the X Initiative, a temporary non-profit space in New York, that opens this evening. 38 independent art spaces from all over the world have been invited to share a space marked out only by tape on the floor. They can ‘exhibit’ whatever they want in whatever form, and each space has been assigned an hour in a dedicated performance space on the ground floor. With nothing being bought or sold, this event is neither a trade fair nor a symposium, more of a festival, and the glorious absence of rules brings it closer in line with the idea of an experiment in the cooperation and support that these spaces pride themselves upon. Perhaps the most appealing aspect of this event is that it’s totally unclear who’s in charge. Free News Projects Philadelphia friends Vox Populi and Fluxspace are participating, and we wish them well on what will probably be a very strange week.

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