Non-profit organizations are growing steadily and intriguingly, offering today’s art scene alternative forms of expression and interaction with the public. And from New York to Kyoto, from Reykjavik to Paris, from Milan to Los Angeles and from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok or Beijing, they are revealing a world-wide trend toward abandoning the traditional institutional channels, going against the market and coming up with their own strategies for the production and distribution of art.