{"id":29467,"date":"2018-07-18T13:59:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T13:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=29467"},"modified":"2019-02-06T14:19:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:19:06","slug":"snarkitecture-builds-fun-house-at-national-building-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/snarkitecture-builds-fun-house-at-national-building-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Snarkitecture Builds Fun House at the National Building Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"
Snarkitecture<\/a>,\u00a0the studio founded by Alex Mustonen and artist\u00a0Daniel Arsham<\/a>, has a lot of to celebrate this year. From their recently released book<\/a>\u00a0to their 10-year anniversary of the studio’s practice, the Snarkitecture team certainly has their plates full. Perhaps one of the most exciting projects to happen this year is Fun House<\/em>,\u00a0Snarkitecture\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>first comprehensive museum show at\u00a0The National Building Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fun House<\/em>, which opened on July 4, 2018, transforms the Museum\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Great Hall atrium\u00a0<\/span>into an interactive experience. The show is presented with a Snarkitecture-designed house, a freestanding structure that recalls and re-imagines the idea of the traditional house of our childhood.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fun House\u00a0<\/i>invites visitors to open doors in different rooms with surprises behind each one. The exhibition includes a sequence of interactive rooms featuring well-known Snarkitecture environments and objects that visitors can explore, as well as new concepts developed for the Museum. As visitors walk through the house, the rooms convey the ten-year story of Snarkitecture while underlining the studio\u2019s peculiar, yet accessible way of reinterpreting the built environment. The house also features a front and backyard with \u201coutdoor\u201d activities that visitors will recognize.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We managed to snag 5 minutes with Snarkitecture team to discuss Fun House<\/em> and the incredible year they’ve had thus far.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s been a big year for Snarkitecture. You came out with a book, this is first comprehensive museum show and you’re celebrating the 10-year-anniversary of the studio\u2019s practice. Level with us- that must feel pretty f*cking incredible?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Yes, it’s definitely been an exciting year. The book and the exhibit were great opportunities that allowed us to share Snarkitecture’s work with a larger audience than other projects. Both projects also gave us an excuse to put our heads down and re-examine ten years of work. We don’t typically carve out time to review past work, so the process was an especially rewarding experience.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n