Venice Biennale artist returns to Adelaide

Khaled Sabsabi will return to Adelaide’s Samstag Museum of Art next year as part of $1.6 million in newly announced major commissions from Creative Australia.

It will be the first chance for audiences to experience new work from the Lebanese Australian artist after he represents Australia at next year’s Venice Biennale. The prestigious commission placed Sabsabi at the centre of a political storm earlier this year after he and curator Michael Dagostino’s commission was controversially taken back within days of its announcement following political and media pressure.

Sabsabi and D’Agostino were eventually reinstated by Creative Australia following a review and months of outcry from across the arts community.

Samstag has previously hosted Sab

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