sometimes I do what I got to do.

sometimes I do what I want to do.
sometimes when I got to do what I want to do – it’s the same damn thing.
d.m.


Wednesday, December 1, 2010

13.3%

 ...and just like that - it was printed. bound. mailed. and tracked all the way to Los Angeles...


I recently made an “...an exasperated reply to those who say: ‘there are no women making architecture.’"

I submitted a little project that was realized in early February - but has been ever evolving since about 1992... 
Just a little something that conveniently fit inside a standard sized 9x12 manila envelope and it has about 200something pages...

((Is anyone in LA?? I need a photo of my exhibit!!!))




Just over thirteen percent of architects are women, according to the American Institute of Architects.
The exhibition 13.3%… borrows from the conceptual structure of curator Lucy Lippard’s landmark 1973 exhibition of conceptual art, c. 7,500, in which each work on display fit into a standard manila envelope. Lippard’s exhibition contested the belief that there were no women making conceptual art at the time — and she did so by mailing evidence of this work directly to the gallery for display. Nearly forty years later, 13.3%… provides a space and form in which to consider the contributions and visibility of today’s practicing female architects.

3 comments:

  1. I read it. I loved it. Now my daughter is reading and each day she calls me with a quote from the book. We laugh and remember similar scenarios in our lives.

    You must not stop here. This book belongs on shelves in stores. It is inspirational and heart lifting. Mega kudos to you Tiff! :)

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  2. AWESOME STRUZ. YOU INSPIRE ME EVERYDAY, AND THE BOOK IS GREAT! I'VE READ IT. MAYBE TWICE ACTUALLY.

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  3. I love you guys... Thank you SO MUCH for the continued support and Sunshine :)

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