All of this to say that Wiener’s shopping list has become unexpectedly current, even if it emerged from an entirely different artistic context. When Wiener began weaving in the 1970s, textile was still treated as the poor relation of contemporary art. Like Wiener’s shopping list, something designed to be folded, read and discarded is slowed down until labour becomes inseparable from meaning. Alexandria MasseMeanwhile, French crochet designer Entre Crochet sells downloadable Etsy patterns allowing customers to crochet shopping receipts, silica gel packs, and other everyday ephemera. Wiener’s shopping list still offers one of the clearest answers.