(ANSA) - ALESSANDRIA - A new, multi-part exhibition devoted to the works of the Le Marche sculptor Gio' Pomodoro has opened in Monferrato, spread among the province's six municipalities.

Entitled Gio' Pomodoro 1954-2011: The Path of a Sculptor, the initiative is split between villas, historic palaces and museums, who have teamed up to create a circuit designed to carry visitors on a literal voyage around the works of the internationally renowned sculptor. The project aims to explore the humanist and philosophical side of Pomodoro, who has always sought to give shape to space and stories as places that form the backdrop to human existence.

The artist has used a multitude of materials and experimented with a multiplicity of forms, starting with his earliest bas-reliefs and 'panel' sculptures. The initiative carries visitors around the province's most charming and interesting towns, including Alessandria. Acqui Terme, Novi Ligure, Valenza, Tortona and Casale Monferrato. There are nine exhibition seats in total showcasing 173 works that explore the poetic and aesthetic characteristics of Gio Pomodoro's extraordinary and monumental works. Casale Monferrato Mayor Giorgio Demezzi recently unveiled a large-scale bronze piece by Pomodoro created in 1961 and entitled Follia Grande (Great Madness), which will be exhibited in the courtyard of Palazzo Magnocavalli until April 29. (ANSA).