McDermott & McGough
I’ve Seen The Future And I’m Not Going, 2018
£220
A limited edition print with gold ink by artists McDermott & McGough. Signed and numbered by the artists. Exclusive to House of Voltaire.
Edition Size
100
Dimensions
44 x 51.5 cm
Finishing
Digital print with gold ink
The price of this edition increases as it sells out.
Courtesy the artists and Studio Voltaire
About The Artwork
McDermott & McGough are perhaps best known for their time continuum-collapsing experiment in the mid-80s. After meeting in New York in the 1980s, the duo became known for their self-immersion in the Victorian era, in which they lived, dressed and made art according to the limitations of the early 1900s. Paintings, installations and photographs were fueled by this self-imposed time travel; the techniques, subjects and styles used were unique to the period. In creating work that reflected a different era and by reconstructing imagery from the time, McDermott & McGough in turn questioned chronological boundaries of art history and provoked issues of sexuality and cultural identity in an artistic output otherwise defined by its genteel appearance.
About McDermott & McGough
McDermott (b. 1952) & McGough (b. 1958) are an American duo who have worked together since the 1980s. Erasing the boundaries between art and life practice, McDermott & McGough became known for their immersive commitment to Victorian culture - spending a great deal of time self-imposing Victorian fashion, interior design, and lifestyle commitments as a ‘time experiment’. This theme continues in their work today, as the two have devoted their lives to creating a gesamtkunstwerk exploring gay identity, social repression, queer historical longing and possibilities of performative time travel.
They have exhibited internationally with institutions such as Centre Pompidou, Paris; Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Oostende; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; New Museum, New York City, and Studio Voltaire, London.