Part how-to manual ; part history ; and part socio-political critique ; Artist-Run Europe looks at the conditions ; organisational models ; and role of artist-led practice within contemporary art and society. The aim is to show how artist-run practice manifests itself ; how artist-run spaces are a distinctive and central part of visual art culture ; and how they present a complex ; heterogeneous ; and necessary set of alternatives to the art institution ; museum and commercial gallery.