Overview

• Monash University has reversed its March decision to postpone Khaled Sabsabi's exhibition, announcing it will open on May 29 at the Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA).
• The exhibition, part of MUMA's 50th anniversary programming, features Sabsabi's calligraphic paintings created with Lebanese coffee, reflecting his childhood memories during Lebanon's civil war.
• The postponement of the exhibition coincided with Creative Australia's controversial revocation of Sabsabi's appointment to represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
• Sabsabi welcomed Monash's decision, calling it a victory for truth and artistic expression, and expressed hope for his reinstatement at the Biennale.
• An independent review into Creative Australia's decision to remove Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino from the Biennale is expected next month.