So, if the world of video art still remains as murky, obscure and indecipherable to you as a screen full of static or an after-hours test screen, read on for our list of ten of the most important names you need to know to begin cracking this most exciting of genres. In many ways moving footage is the perfect means of satire and critique of our modern, media-obsessed age, being one of the youngest major artforms around by some degree.

Yet such a blinkered view negates the fact that video artists are some of the most important creatives working today, and the medium is going from strength to strength. While sculpture, painting and photography get glammed up to be fawned upon by countless admirers at the ball, video’s invitation is all-too-often overlooked because it seems too pretentious or confusing. Video footage is the smudge-faced Cinderella of the art world. But if you've ever secretly wanted a route into this bizarre and dreamlike world, here are 10 of the best artists working with the medium today. Video art is often considered impenetrably abstract and far beyond the comprehension of everyday art-lovers.

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