The 5 P's

Subtitle
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance

Author Liz Cohen

"I’ve been building a car at Elwood Bodyworks for a couple of years. Bill Cherry’s my mentor. He lets me use his tools and constantly reminds me of the 5 P’s: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. These are Bill’s tools."

Bio

Artist Liz Cohen is an associate professor of art at Arizona State University’s School of Art. Cohen is best known for her project "BODYWORK," in which she transformed an aging East German Trabant into an American El Camino lowrider, and herself into a car customizer and bikini model. Cohen’s work has been characterized as examining immigration, nonconformity and resistance.