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1/ I know very little about the Balkans, and I discovered this excellent book, Modern Albania by Fred Abrahams, in an unusual way. I was at the Albania exhibit at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, and this happened to be placed with the exhibit. ↵
#BookReview

About bloody time! Should never have happened.
In a statement, Creative Australia CEO Adrian Collette apologised for the impact of the board's decision on Sabsabi, Dagostino and the wider arts community.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-02/kha

Khaled Sabsabi reinstated as Australia's representative at 2026 Venice Biennale
After controversially and suddenly withdrawing Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino from the 2026 Venice Biennale, Creative Australia has announced it has reversed its decision.

With the Venice Biennale coming up, I will remind you that for almost 15 years now I have been calling for a multi-year moratorium on new Biennales. There is no reason to have more of these.

Finding it a little hard to believe that the Venice Biennale still exists. Why? What does it have to offer anybody anymore?

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ClassicalLive
- Mendelssohn in Italy, Brahms in Vienna and new music from Bradford
Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony, the fourth port of call on Elizabeth Alker's tour of the symphonies, plus music by Mussorgsky, Brahms and Halina Rice at Bradford Biennale.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002dyhh