Dual Precisionism

• Published in: American art Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 19 - 23
• Main Author: Mazow, Leo G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York University of Chicago Press 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Aesthetics; American culture; Artistic movements; Machinery; Offset printing; Precision; Visual artists

“Precisionism” is a notoriously slippery word. This short article asks readers to think critically and expansively about the term. The essay suggests that Precisionism might be defined most aptly in a dual sense, as describing a set of works that favor mechanical subjects and bear stylistic affiniti...