PIETRASANTA.- A celebration of Helaine Blumenfeld’s spiritual marble and bronze sculptures will be held in Italy’s Pietrasanta, the world’s centre of international sculptors by the Commune of Pietrasanta. Invited by the Mayor, Dr. Domenico Lombardi and the City of Pietrasanta in recognition of her exceptional talents as a sculptor, Helaine Blumenfeld has been finishing five monumental marble and bronze sculptures – each one over ten feet in height – to be placed in the Piazza del Duomo. Blumenfeld is also creating a haunting installation, Visionary Landscape to be placed in front of the altar of the Chiesa di S.Agostino. In effect, this will be the staging of four abstract Spirits in a landscaped environment. Dr.Valentina Fogher is curating the exhibition, which also includes more than fifty sculptures inside the church. She regards the exhibition not just as a retrospective, but as an exploration of the mysterious spirit of creation that imbues Blumenfeld’s work. A fo