Gaston Nogues and Benjamin Ball joined forces in 2004 and formed Ball-Nogues. In 2007 they won The Museum of Modern Arts PS1 Young Architects Program Competition and recently their work became part of the permanent collection of MoMA. Ball-Nogues work embodies monumental deterioration – personal humor, contemporary scenarios and nostalgic ideals. It is simultaneously rough, urban, [...]
Author Archives: Natascha Snellman
Rain Phoenix
February 15, 2011 – 10:46 am
I first met Rain Phoenix in the early 90’s on the set of Even Cowgirls Get The Blues in central Oregon – at the time I had been listening to a bootleg tape of her first band Aleka’s Attic. Although that bootleg tape is worn out and my boom box is no longer, I hold [...]
We Chose Our Words With Care
May 18, 2009 – 2:02 pm
On a balmy Sunday evening, Overduin and Kite introduced Marc Camille Chaimowicz to Los Angeles. He presented two separate engagements, starting with a performance entitled “Partial Eclipse…” In a daze of slides in black and white and pale hues, a dapper young man in a black suit chain-smoked Exports while two voices–one male, one female–provided [...]
Patrick Hill at David Kordansky in LA
February 15, 2009 – 8:00 am
On a rainy Saturday night, I made my way over to David Kordansky’s new space in Culver City, where I was able to spend time with the work of Patrick Hill — a personal favorite of mine. These days I find myself searching for sculpture that contemplates being sculptural, work that is straightforward, no tongue [...]
