Long Beach Post: Podcast: Gaston Nogues Speaks About Long Beach Exposed

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Podcast: Gaston Nogues Speaks About Long Beach Exposed

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The Ball-Nogues Studio is an award winning archetectural firm, and one of 16 artists/groups presenting work at Long Beach Exposed, which opens at the Expo Building in Bixby Knolls this Friday evening at 7 PM.

Their work has been seen by thousands, at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and as far afield as Italy and Austria. Their work

is rooted in the physical, but previsualization takes place virtually and, with the invention of new hardware, they've extended the boundaries of what's possible.

Gaston Nogues took some time away from the installation process to talk about the work, the studio, and how the processes they use evolved.

Listen to the podcast:

Here are a few images of the installed work:

The Expo Building is located at 4321 Atlantic Avenue, and the opening reception is taking place tomorrow, Friday, October 9th, from 7 - 10 PM.

Watch a time lapse video of the installation process, about 7 hours compressed into 45 seconds:

In case you missed it, read the interview with Long Beach Exposed co-curator, Erin Harkey.

Visit The Creativity Network for another interview with Gaston, and some great footage of the completed installation.

Related Stories: Bixby Knolls, Ball-Nogues, Expo Building, Erin Harkey, Arts Council, podcast, Gaston Nogues, Exposed, ACLB

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craig watson
Great interview Sander! The opening on Friday evening promises to be an exciting introduction for Long Beach to the Ball-Nogues Studio, but also a number of other great artists, many with a specific connection to this community. Don't miss this exhibit!

Sander
There's a link to the interview with Erin Harkey, co-curator of the exhibition, at the end of the story. In that interview she talks about some of the other participating artists.

Marvin W
Events such as these can only bring positive attention to Long Beach with benefits to the entire community. Well done!

Sander
The opening reception last night was great. I am so proud of the hard work and vision the Arts Council committed to this effort. The scale of the building allowed the artists to create large works, and all did a great job. This show runs through November 1st, with gallery hours Friday - Sunday from 2 - 6 PM. If you missed last night's opening, I sincerely recommend that you go.

Sander lives with his wife, step-daughter, dogs, and cats. He's an avid photographer, and enjoys creating close-up images of flowers and plants, and capturing urban landscapes. He's been involved in music production since the early 80's, and worked professionally as an audio engineer, live sound mixer, and producer.

Sander Roscoe Wolff is a musician, artist, and was co-founder and Executive Director of LongBeachCulture.org, the City's first comprehensive, and free, arts calendar and registry.

He has served on the boards of the 2nd City Council Art Gallery + Performance Space and the East Village Arts District, curated a 6 month gallery exhibition in the Long Beach World Trade Center, and produced Songs For Bethune, a CD of original and traditional holiday songs by local artists, to raise funds for the Arts Council's Passport to the Arts program.

His work has been featured in local gallery exhibitions, in SoundWalk, and L.A. Siggraph's Photon Ballet.

His current music project is Ain Soph Aur, a systems based improvisational performance duo and studio team.