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"STANDARDS is an experiment with what many of us suppose are the sign of on an orderly life: tidy surroundings, tidy personal space, tidy appearance, tidy manners, tidy thoughts - and the abiding desire to improve these traits. It is an experiment because we rarely question our assumptions about the value of orderliness; nor do we think much about why this or that is orderly at all. To find out what happens when we focus on these simple issues, a small group of person divided into pairs, carried out the preceding «program» on the weekend od December 9th and 10 th, 1978, in and around Cedar Falls - Waterloo, Iowa. Each pair independently executed the six parts of the piece in the everyday environment, at their own pace, in their own way, and without audience. Following its completion, the group as a whole met and reviewed experiences..." (Giorgio Maffei, Allan KAPROW. A Bibliography, Milano, Mousse Publishing, 2011).
