the idea of bad taste

At the 8:50 mark in this interview with Madelon Vriesendorp, she answers a question about 'Bad Taste'.  Her explanation of embracing of bad taste within her work is a great context when understanding some of the early work of OMA. It is something that we are interested in exploring further this summer and beyond in new work. In order to set the stage for that, the following is the Manifesto for Bad Taste. 

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The manifesto for bad taste

Good taste is accepted as the ideal object, representation, or moment in time. Is good taste the ideal? Who decides the ideal? Status quo is the ideal. Fame is the ideal. Security the ideal. Comfort is the ideal. Routine is the ideal. Wealth is the ideal. A fence is the ideal. The ideal is binary. The ideal becomes standardization.  Expression and provocation. The anti-ideal. When seeking the ideal, anything less than conformity fails you. 

​The embracing of bad taste is the embracing of a world of possibilities and accepting beyond personal belief. In an ideal world, nothing is ideal. ​