Who gets to be political in Australian art?
Australia has a rich history of artists engaging in political issues, and of such work being shown without timidity in state ...
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Short history of Australian artists at Venice Biennale reveals some irony within current furore
What does an eye over the history reveal about the Creative Australia Board’s recent Venice Biennale decision?
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Australian artists are furious. Our peak arts agency has questions to answer
Chandler challenged the suitability of Australia’s newly named representative to the Venice Biennale, artist Khaled Sabsabi. A still from Sabsabi’s video installation You (2007), showing then ...
‘Hung out to dry’: Australia’s Venice artists show unprecedented support for sacked colleague
Some of the biggest names in Australian contemporary art have made an extraordinary public intervention in support of Khaled Sabsabi, the Lebanese-born Australian artist controversially stripped of ...
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‘We don’t do that’: Why Creative Australia didn’t check artist’s past work
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Creative Australia has officially terminated its contract with Australia’s dumped representative to the Venice Biennale, defying ...
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Australia’s Venice Biennale Pavilion May Remain Empty
Creative Australia has said that the Australian Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale could remain empty after revoking the contracts of the selected artist and curator for the event. At a senate ...
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Australia: Growing opposition to Zionist censorship of Venice Biennale artist and curator
Opposition to Creative Australia’s ejection of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino from the 2026 Venice Biennale continues to mount with hundreds of creative workers publicly ...