Khaled Sabsabi show to go ahead after Monash University finishes ‘consultations’

Flat Earth: Stolon Press, which was called off after Sabsabi was dumped as Australia's representative at the Venice Biennale, will now open on 29 May

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An exhibition featuring works by Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi that was called off by Monash University in March will open to the public next week, with the university announcing it had reversed its decision.

Monash University postponed" Stolon Press: Flat Earth at Monash University Museum of Art (Muma) in Melbourne in the wake of Sabsabi being dumped as Australia's representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale. It was the first time a show had been pulled in Muma's 50-year history.