Who Decides What Art is Acceptable? The Controversy Behind Australia’s Venice Biennale Artist
March 4, 2025
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as posted by the channelThe Lebanese-Australia artist Khaled Sabsabi has been dumped as Australia's representative at the most prestigious arts festival in the world, the Venice Biennale, after works of his were dug up that depicted jihadism and terrorism.
My opposition to cancel culture has always been politically neutral. I may disagree with Khaled about Israel and Hezbollah... but I do not want to live in a country where politicians dictate how artists can wrestle with provocative ideas.
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