Dirty Looks, a monthly “roaming” program of experimental film and video, showcases contemporary works by queer artists alongside works by their historical predecessors in queer-oriented film and video.

Insofar as any development in contemporary art can be considered new, a newish sensibility in performance-based video has been gaining momentum over the last five years or so.

Visitors to Stephanie Dodes and Marshall Korshak’s exhibition We Buy Gold at Allegra LaViola Gallery can watch the artists’ videos in a gallery space embellished with (fake) fur-covered walls, an extension of the excessive luxury parodied in their video “Bling Dreams.”

I’m interested to know your thoughts on the recent exhibitions, screenings, and forums that have focused on artistic engagement with television content, formats, and viewership.