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Panel that recommended Sabsabi for Venice Biennale ‘deeply concerned’ by Creative Australia pulling artist Exclusive: Backlash comes as 3,000 artists, curators, writers and academics sign petition calling for reinstatement

Crisis at Creative Australia deepens:
* 3,000 artists sign petition calling for Khaled Sabsabi's reinstatement
* all-staff meeting today told the Board would override peer review again
* panel that made the decision to select Khaled Sabsabi "deeply concerned"
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

‘No artist’ will want to represent Australia at Venice Biennale after Sabsabi dumped, former museum head says Elizabeth Ann Macgregor says Tony Burke has questions to answer after Khaled Sabsabi’s offer was rescinded but the arts minister has denied involvement

Succumbing to bullying from right-wing corporations like News Corp creates a guaranteed win for News Corp: First, the scalp, and then the subsequent decay / collapse of the institution due to the entirely justified backlash and scandal.

The only response is: **never submit to the bullies**

Arts Minister Tony Burke made some remarks earlier this week about Creative Australia’s decision to ditch Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi as the pick for the 61st Venice Biennale.

They didn’t get much coverage but I can’t get them out of my head.

So here you go.

Thank you for this.

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Late to The Substance party but far out, what a cinematic masterpiece.
Demi: incredible. Cinematography: brilliant. Clever historic film references: LOVED.
Not one single sympathetic portrayal of a man: hilarious.
Plus one of the best final half hour scenes in a film ever. All the stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Social cohesion pledge”

I have just been squished between two giants, kicked in the back by a toddler for 45 mins, and coughed at by everyone else in close proximity.

Air travel is ever so delightful.

I gave someone a job.

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I sorta dropped off the bird site about 4 years ago and nothing filled the gap so maybe the gap is gone. I clocked that a bunch of ppl are saying it’s good here and felt a pang of nostalgia so I thought I’d try. Nothing else I’ve tried has done it for me, so I am left wondering if it’s me or…

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There was a very particular part life on the bird site circa 2009-16 that delivered some human gems to me.

I don’t I have the desire, time or tenacity for conversation with strangers as I did then but I’m hopeful I’ll be surprised and delighted by the evolution, rather than horrified.