Peter McGough - ArtistFor over 30 years, the art duo of Peter McGough and David McDermott have been living as though itâs the end of the 19th century. From an 1800âs townhouse in the East Village they created their art by candlelight, lived without modern appliances and traveled through Manhattan on horseback complete with top hats and the finest couture from nearly a century ago.
As painters, photographers, playwrights and filmmakers, the artists came of age during the same East Village art scene that made superstars of Keith Haring (their one-time roommate) and Julian Schnabel (whoâs championed their work). Notorious in their own right and exhibited locally through Chelseaâs prestigious Chime & Reid Gallery, McDermott & McGough have been the subjects of countless stories told both in print and oral legend.
Though the artistâs are quick to dismiss the notion of dandyism, with the success of Lord Whimsyâs The Affected Provincialâs Almanack, which is being made into a movie starring Johnny Depp, and the trend of throwback ...