REFERENCE   

Richard Serra. Verb List. 1967–68. Graphite on paper, 2 sheets, each 10 x 8″ (25.4 x 20.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist in honor of Wynn Kramarsky. © 2011 Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

PURPOSE

he said. “So what I had done is I’d written a verb list: to roll, to fold, to cut, to dangle, to twist…and I really just worked out pieces in relation to the verb list physically in a space.” 

THESIS

Drawing is a verb

SUMMARY

In one space, the fragments related to the verb list are actually completed

QUOTE

Drawing is a verb

CONNECTION

Her approach inspired me to use a lot of movement plus graphite to draw those descriptions on paper.

QUESTION

If all the action paintings were put together, would they be monotonous or illegible?

IMPLICATION

Verbs like mottled, spilled, and sprayed. In a recent commitment to performance, Serra’s shared concerns with contemporary dancers Yvonne Rainer and Simone Forti stand out. For MoMA, the prize is also a more symbolic work.