Starting Sept. 5 Poznań will host the art of Igor Mitoraj, a foremost Polish sculptor, who has been living and working for over three decades in Paris, France, and in Italy-in the famous Pietrasanta.

Mitoraj's works will be presented at a grand exhibition at the National Museum, 9 Marcinkowskiego Ave. Visitors will see over 70 sculptures and dozens of drawings as well as the bozzetto sculpture studies. The main part of the exhibit will be presented in the Painting and Sculpture Gallery and 15 grand pieces will be on display on Poznań's Old Market Square.

The exposition's leading theme is the Gorgon, or more precisely Medusa-symbol of the power of a glance and artistic sensitivity to capture thought and beauty. At the Poznań exhibition, visitors will see the most characteristic sculptures by Mitoraj-statues of ancient heroes and bandaged figures. Made from bronze and cast iron, carved in classic marble and modeled in terracotta, they combine classical beauty with contemporary sensitivity.

Mitoraj's sculptures have long graced the world's most renowned collections; they are displayed, among others, in front of the British Museum in London, the Defence district of Paris, Milan's La Scala, the Bobola Gardens in Florence and the Olympic Park in Geneva.
Following the show at the Poznań National Museum, the exhibition will be presented in Cracow and Warsaw.