Creative Australia reversed its decision following backlash over his past artwork, citing concerns about "divisive debate".

The head of Creative Australia’s visual arts department and the board member and artist Lindy Lee among those who have ...

Creative Australia has said artist Khaled Sabsabi will no longer represent Australia at the Venice Biennale. The artistic ...

Artists shortlisted to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale have spoken out against Creative Australia's decision to ...

The nation’s taxpayer-funded art council was forced to backflip on their selection for the Venice Biennale after discovering ...

The pair selected to represent Australia at next year's Venice Biennale say they are "extremely hurt" after the government's ...

Khaled Sabsabi, who had previously depicted a Hezbollah leader has also criticised Islamic State, but his invite to the ...

Move follows an article in The Australian newspaper, which called attention to controversial works by the artist including depictions of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah ...

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

Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke has expressed his “shock” after an artist, who has previously depicted a dead terrorist ...

Australia has dropped its artist for the next Venice Biennale in 2026 after critics dug up some of his controversial early ...

Khaled Sabsabi had previously depicted a Hezbollah leader while also protesting Islamic State - but his invite to Venice ...