Zimbabwean artist Richard Mudariki has created 'ArtWorld Passport,' a participatory artwork debuting at the Venice Biennale 2026. The piece functions as a social sculpture and performance, where passport holders collect stamps, signatures, and drawings from artists, exhibitions, and pavilions across the Biennale, transforming the bureaucratic tool of travel into a speculative exploration of access and authorship.
This project matters because it directly challenges the uneven conditions of mobility and belonging within the global art world, where movement is effortless for some and restricted for others. By collapsing distinctions between artist and audience, object and process, 'ArtWorld Passport' turns the act of participation into the artwork itself, offering a pointed commentary on visibility, circulation, and the power dynamics that shape international art circuits.