On the occasion of the X Initiative's No Soul for Sale, a convergence of non-profit and independent art spaces, we asked each of the 38 international participants for photos of its storefront—the face that they present the world walking by. What we found is an array of glass facades; murals permanent and impermanent, psychedelic and text-based; cobblestone, concrete, and deconstructed. Of course, not every independent or alternative space is on the ground floor—or a space at all. We've also got the cover of the new issue of Mousse Magazine (Milan), a (conspicuously full) purse from Empty Purse Publications, and the logo from the homepage for Migrating forms.


To go beyond the storefront and read interviews with three of the participants in No Soul For Sale, read on. For Art in America's coverage, read on.