MacDermott and MacGough
MacDermott & MacGough are an artistic collaboration
originally hailing from New York, currently based in the Temple Bar Studios,
Dublin (and somewhere contiguous, but not quite identical, with the twentieth
century). They work in a variety of media including painting and photography,
often employing antiquated photographic apparatus and processes. Their
work came to the attention of the international artworld with the success
of their "A Friend of Dorothy, 1943" painting at the 1987 Whitney
Biennial. Their work has been exhibited internationally and documented
extensively in the international artpress. This is the first time their
work has been exhibited in Ireland. Six of their works
are in the show.
"Types of Homosexual 1942" MIIIM Oil on canvas
60"x 36"
"Race Defiler 1943" MIIIM Oil on linen 8"x 6"
"Ber Quay 1954" MIIIM Oil on linen
28"x 26"
"A Friend of Dorothy just outside of Belfast 1947" MIIIM Oil
on linen 96"x 72"
"A Friend of Dorothy now in Dublin 1947" MIIIM Oil on linen 96"x
72"
"Sez Himself 1956" MIIIM Oil on canvas 72"x 72"
MacDermott and MacGough - "Ber Quay 1954" MIIIM
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