Richard Mudariki's ArtWorld Passport Debuts at Venice Biennale 2026
Zimbabwean artist Richard Mudariki presents 'ArtWorld Passport,' a participatory artwork launching at the Venice Biennale 2026. The project functions as a social sculpture where passport holders collect stamps, signatures, and drawings from artists, pavilions, and encounters across the Biennale. It reimagines mobility, authorship, and belonging within the global art world, critiquing uneven conditions of movement. The ArtWorld Passport Desk opens soon, and the passport is not an official travel document.
Key facts
- ArtWorld Passport is conceived by Zimbabwean artist Richard Mudariki.
- The artwork launches at the Venice Biennale 2026.
- It functions as a participatory artwork, not an official passport.
- Holders collect stamps, signatures, and drawings from artists and pavilions.
- The project critiques uneven mobility in the art world.
- It collapses distinctions between artist and audience.
- The ArtWorld Passport Desk opens soon at the Biennale.
- The work is part document, performance, and social sculpture.
Entities
Artists
- Richard Mudariki
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- Venice
- Italy