Critical Writing Index

Homo Video

by John Greyson

Jump Cut, Mar 1985, no. 30

This article is based on a talk given by the author at a conference at UCLA in 1985, where Greyson was the only speaker dealing with video. He speaks solely on video art created by men, offering a brief history, taking into account the audience, and discusses works that oppose and subvert the formulaic/stereotypical narrative of “gay film” and instead strive to revolve around notions of self-criticality and subversion, as well as offering critiques of capitalism. The piece concludes with a discussion on accountability of the viewers and makers of homo video.

ITEM 1985.128 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

BABY DOLLSRodney Werden

I BET YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE (1981)Rodney Werden

NOTHING PERSONALRon Moule

NOTHING PERSONALIeuan Rhys Morris

GAY IS OUTHorses Inc.

WORD IS OUTPeter Adair

SOME OF THESE STORIES ARE TRUEPeter Adair

Gilbert and George

NARCISSUS (1980)Michael Morris

PRIME CUTSPaul Wong

DESIRENick Jenkins

COUPLA WHITE FAGGOTS SITTING AROUND TALKINGMichel Auder

Gary Indiana

Eric Mitchell

Amos Poe

Scott and Beth B

Jim Jarmusch

THE WOMAN FROM MALIBUCohn Campbell

MODERN LOVECohn Campbell

BAD GIRLSCohn Campbell

HE'S A GROWING BOY, SHE'S TURNING FORTYCohn Campbell

DANGLING BY THEIR MOUTHSCohn Campbell

CONUNDRUM CLINIQUECohn Campbell

WHITE MONEYCohn Campbell

the 1984 Miss General Idea PageantGeneral Idea

FileGeneral Idea

Test TubeGeneral Idea

THE LOVE SHOWStuart Marshall

TAXI ZUM KLOHFrank Riploh