In the late 1960s, artist Richard Serra compiled a written list of actions which he title Verblist – as he defined it, “actions to relate to oneself, material, place, and process." As a way to better understand cloth, I am working my way through the list, attempting to apply these actions a few at a time to a simple piece of cotton cloth.
Serra's Verblist and Cloth
In the late 1960s, artist Richard Serra compiled a written list of actions which he title Verblist – as he defined it, “actions to relate to oneself, material, place, and process." As a way to better understand cloth, I am working my way through the list, attempting to apply these actions a few at a time to a simple piece of cotton cloth.