Diana Campbell, Chomwan Weeraworawit, and Paris-based art advisors Samy Ghiyati and Nicolas Nahab of NG Partners organized a pizza party called Pizzalo Mundo during the Venice Biennale. Each artist contributed an ingredient from home: Rirkrit Tiravanija brought a Penang coconut base, Precious Okoyomon added flowers, Daria Kim wild honey, Tarek Atoui za'atar on hummus, Miet Warlop artichoke hearts, Tori Wrånes self-grown potatoes, and Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka fig leaf oil with yuzu salt. The event drew a crowd of curators, directors, and collectors from institutions including Tate, Musée d'Orsay, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, MoMA, and Centre Pompidou.
This matters because the party exemplifies a shift in high-profile Biennale social events toward informal, collaborative gatherings that break down traditional hierarchies between artists, curators, and collectors. By making the pizza itself a collaborative artwork—each pie a biography of its creators—the event blurred the lines between socializing, cultural diplomacy, and artistic practice, offering a model for more inclusive and authentic networking in the art world.