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‘Corruption of principles’: Venice Biennale sacking fallout grows

Summary by Sydney Morning Herald

More artists, including Golden Lion-winning Archie Moore and Ben Quilty, have lashed the decision to sack Australia’s representatives.

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Australian Financial Review

Galleries ‘too afraid of donors’ to speak against Biennale backflip

A week on from Khaled Sabsabi’s sensational sacking from the Venice Biennale over a Hezbollah-linked work, there has been silence from major arts institutions – until now.

2 days ago·Sydney, Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald

‘Corruption of principles’: Venice Biennale sacking fallout grows

More artists, including Golden Lion-winning Archie Moore and Ben Quilty, have lashed the decision to sack Australia’s representatives.

3 days ago·Sydney, Australia

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World Socialist Web Site

Australian artists demand immediate reinstatement of Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino to Venice Biennale

The sudden decision to dump the acclaimed artist and curator occurred soon after the Albanese Labor government’s arts minister phoned Creative Australia’s chief executive officer.

4 days ago·United States

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ARTnews

Khaled Sabsabi Will Not Be Reinstated as Australia’s Venice Biennale Representative

Artist Khaled Sabsabi will not be reinstated as the Australian representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale. He was dropped as the country’s representative earlier this month alongside curator Michael Dagostino, spurring an international controversy. The chair of Creative Australia, Robert Morgan, and its executive director, Adrian Collette, announced the decision in an all-staff meeting on Thursday, per the Guardian. Creative Australia is the g…

2 days ago

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artreview.com

Former Australia Pavilion team calls for reinstatement of dropped 2026 artist

Archie Moore and Ellie Buttrose with kith and kin, 2024. Australia Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024. Photo: Andrea Rossetti. Archie Moore and curator Ellie Buttrose, who presented kith and kin at the Australia Pavilion (Venice Biennale, 2024), have called for the reinstatement of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to the national pavilion for the 2026 edition. In a statement written to Creative Australia, published in full below…

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