Skank Bloc Bologna: Alternative Art Spaces since 1977

Can art spaces that eschew commercial activity truly sustain themselves without succumbing to corporatization?

Recently I attended the book presentation of Skank Bloc Bologna: Alternative Art Spaces Since 1977, a new volume edited by Roberto Pinto and Francesco Spampinato, published by Mousse Publishing. This volume, made up of a wealth of archival materials and essays from different voices, traces the evolution of nonprofit art spaces in Bologna from the late s…