Almost a week after Creative Australia’s decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino as the nation’s representative team for the 2026 Venice Biennale, the federal body has faced resignations and widespread industry criticism.
“I want to be 100% clear,” Mordant told the ABC when asked about his resignation, “I would never knowingly support an artist or a work of art that glorifies terrorism, racism or antisemitism or went against my values… I resigned as an ambassador to the 2026 Australian presentation at the Venice Biennale and [withdrew] my financial pledge because of poor process by the government-run arts body.”
