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RECIEVER GALLERY: FACES N’ SPACES

illustrationby ben tour

To many people, the term ‘art community’ is more likely to cause alienation than elicit any warm, fuzzy feelings. Just a hunch, but it might have something to do with the kinds of people that often come with the territory – the nexus of activity that encompasses making, exhibiting, selling, buying, and viewing art can breed a level of competitiveness that makes notions of community look like utopian fantasy. But thank god for San Francisco. Compared to its neighbour L.A. and its coastal opposite New York, San Francisco is a glimmer of hope for emerging artists who want to actually make friends instead of trample over their peers to the top of the heap. Receiver Gallery is a prime example of the potential for such a group mentality-and it’s not just because their group shows are so packed with familiar S.F. and Oakland faces.