FAT 'All You Can Eat'

‘More rather than less' is the motto of the UK based architectural practice FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste), formed in 1995. Their work covers fine art, public art and all sorts of things in between. Their exhibition ‘All You Can Eat' at Stroom Den Haag features models of current and recent projects as well as more sculptural pieces exploring central issues concerning the practice.

FAT were recently presented with the prestigious FX Award 'Best Public Project' for their contribution to the Fiets&Stal project. Thirteen artists, designers and architects were invited to design guard houses for bicycle stations in The Hague. Fiets&Stal was initiated in 2000 by Stroom Den Haag, the City of The Hague and the foundation Biesieklette. The visually striking building, or ‘Non-ument' as FAT call it, was recently included in a new series of stamps dedicated to contemporary art, issued by Royal Dutch Mail.

The exhibition ‘All You Can Eat' is a double album retrospective of greatest hits, new material and rare b sides. FAT are interested in expanding the boundaries of architecural practice through an engagement with issues of taste, meaning and the relationships between buildings, users and the city. This has led the practice to explore languages and methodologies which lie outside those of mainstream architectural practice. In addition to playful works such as ‘Chaise' (an antique baroque chaise-longue, partially covered by a miniature landscape), the exhibition features the original model of their prize winning Fiets&Stal guard house; a large model of their contribution to WiMBY!, a community park and hall in Hoogvliet, NL; photographs of their major redesign of the SintLucas academy in Boxtel, NL (now nearing completion) and their design of 23 new houses in Manchester, UK.

05 Mar '06 - 09 Apr '06
Toussaintkade 55, The Hague
http://www.fashionarchitecturetaste.com/