On 13-17 November 1996,  as parallel event to First World Food Summit organized by FAO in Rome,   at the Roof Garden of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, it was staged the Plexus art co-opera "From Welfare to Well Being: Eating Art, Get the Best from Your Food, Food for All",featuring within the Ark of the Well Being pavilion more than 150 works by artists from allcontinents, video and interactive media displays inspired by the theme of the FAO Summit. Presented by the Consortium for the Well Being in the 21st Century in collaboration with the FAO Food and Nutrition Division, it was managed by the Institute for the Italian American Experience and curated by Plexus International Art Forum Inc. with the collaboration of Gruppo Progetto Arte Urbana. An official FAO internet site was placed inside the Ark of the Well Being pavilion linking the World Food Summit at the FAO Headquarters, closed to the general public for security measures, through a media link realized in collaboration with RAI International.