Move follows an article in The Australian newspaper, which called attention to controversial works by the artist including depictions of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Sabsabi’s curator will be Michael Dagostino, who also came up through the multicultural western Sydney arts scene

Kouoh, who has directed the Cape Town museum since 2019, said it is a “privilege” to “compose an exhibition that I hope will carry meaning for the world we currently live in”

Barrada was selected for her “multidisciplinary practice that brings together various artistic and social communities in search of a new utopia”

Georgina Jackson, the director of The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art at Trinity College, Dublin, will be the pavilion's curator

Abbas Akhavan will represent Canada, while Merike Estna flies the flag for Estonia