Edmondo Bacci (July 21, 1913 – October 16, 1978) was an Italian painter born in Venice. He is best known for a series of paintings called ''Avvenimenti''. Bacci studied at the

Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia The (English: Academy of Fine Arts of Venice) is a public tertiary academy of art in Venice, Italy. History The Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia was founded on 24 September 1750; the statute dates from 1756. The first director was Giovann ...

and was a member of the artist's Movimento Spaziale, a group founded by

Lucio Fontana Lucio Fontana (; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Italian Argentines, Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor, and theorist. He is known as the founder of Spatialism and exponent of Abstract art, abstract painting as the f ...

. He began exhibiting internationally in 1956. Bacci took part in the

Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale ( ; ) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy. There are two main components of the festival, known as the Art Biennale () and the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Architecture Biennale (), ...

several times, in 1958 his works were accorded a separate room. From the mid 1950s onwards he was promoted and supported by

Peggy Guggenheim Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim ( ; August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979) was an American art collector, bohemianism, bohemian, and socialite. Born to the wealthy New York City Guggenheim family, she was the daughter of Benjamin Guggenheim, who we ...

. The works of Bacci are represented inter alia in the collections of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),

Guggenheim Museum The Guggenheim Museums are a group of museums in different parts of the world established (or proposed to be established) by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Museums in this group include: * The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Ne ...

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Guggenheim Collection Online: Avvenimento #247 Ca' Pesaro, Ca' Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art,

Gallerie di Piazza Scala The Gallerie d'Italia - Milano is a modern and contemporary museum in Milan, Italy. Located in Piazza della Scala in the Palazzo Brentani and the Palazzo Anguissola Antona Traversi, it hosts 195 artworks from the Art collections of Fondazione Car ...

, and

Fondazione Querini Stampalia The Fondazione Querini Stampalia is a cultural institution in Venice, Italy, founded in 1869 at the behest of the last descendant of the Venetian Querini Stampalia family, Count, Conte Giovanni Querini (Count John Querini). Architect Carlo Scarpa ...

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