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Liz Hobday

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Venice row risks aust s reputation major gallery says | Mind Blowing Facts

Sabsabi's You, featuring images of an ex-Hezbollah leader, was among those seized on by commentators (HANDOUT/MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART AUSTRALIA)

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia is the first major arts institution to publicly back the artist and curator who were picked for the Venice Biennale - and then sensationally ditched.

Western Sydney artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino had been chosen to represent Australia at the prestigious event in 2026.

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