Curator Michael Dagostino and artist Khaled Sabsabi had been selected to show at the 2026 event, regarded as the Olympics of the contemporary art...

A pair of western Sydney art-makers, visual artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino, will represent Australia at next year's Venice...

Arts funding body Creative Australia has dumped the artist and curator it selected to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale.

Creative Australia’s removal of the artist from the 2026 Venice Biennale over political scrutiny has sparked backlash over artistic freedom.

The western Sydney artist was dropped from representing Australia just days after being selected

Multimedia artist Khaled Sabsabi, a one-time hip-hop performer, has been selected to represent the country at the Venice Biennale.

Multimedia artist Khaled Sabsabi, a one-time hip-hop performer, has been selected to represent the country at the Venice Biennale.

Mikala Tai resigned on Friday in support of Lebanese-born Australian artist who was chosen for the Italian cultural exhibition’s 2026 event

All other biennale finalists have called for Creative Australia to reinstate multimedia artist Khaled Sabsabi as the nation’s chosen entrant.

Amid political pressure, Creative Australia says deselecting the Lebanese-born artist will avoid ‘divisive debate’