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The article offers information on artist Mutlu Çerkez and his artworks. Topics discussed include the forgeries and remakes of artworks; the television series "Fake or Fortune," in which the hosts work to establish the provenance of a given artwork; and the video art "Untitled: 23 February 2037" by Çerkez. Also mentioned are the self-portraiture by Çerkez.

The article provides information on the history of video technology as an accessible and available tool, and look at how contemporary artists are using it in Australia. Anastsia Klose made some videos using her Mac computer and a video camera while her mother was away. She edited her videos using iMovie, the software package compatible with the Macintosh system. On the other hand, Sarah CrowEst investigates sculptural form using language, body, and space as her materials.

Presents several video art installations in Australia. Description of the video 'Twenty-Four Hour Psycho,' by Douglas Gordon; Role of visual artists; Impact of the accessibility of the relevant technology.

The article focuses on the video art "Maddest Maximus," created by artist Shaun Gladwell which will be exhibited at the Australian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2009 in Italy. Previous works by Gladwell are recalled which include "Double Line" in 2000 and "Tangara" in 2003. It notes that "Maddest Maximus" will depict nationality by featuring images of the epic space of the Australian outback. The video shows images of car surfing and a motorbike rider carrying the body of kangaroo that was killed by passing traffic.

The article reviews several art exhibitions in Australia, including the exhibit of video artist David Rosetzky at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the exhibit by painter Steven Harvey at Liverpool Street Gallery in Sydney, New South Wales and the exhibit by ceramicist Vipoo Srivilasa at Gallery 4A in Sydney.

The article features the video artworks as a contemporary art collections in Australia. It shows that video artworks are becoming scarce and expensive that led to many buyers to have interest in buying. The video artworks is not new since it had been already practice for more than three decades and is collected by the Sydney's Art Gallery of New South Wales. The growing attention of the video artworks is due to the unique interest in the moving images from mobile telephones.

The article questions the introduction of video arts in Australia. The obsessions of the advancement of technology can sometimes be a disappointment as perceived by the author. The video arts is decreasing in a sense that it did not caught so much attention like it did before and is caused by some artist not working on the ideas and the subject of the style. It stressed out on the traditional arts instead of a video of arts in terms of how arts is treated.