Statua 'La Danzatrice'

La Danzatrice is a bronze sculpture by Sergio Unia in Acqui Terme's Piazza Levi. The municipality acquired the work in 1978 after an exhibition of the artist's work in the town.

Why it matters

The sculpture represents a shift from commemorative monuments toward the acquisition of contemporary art for public spaces. Its purchase brought a work by a living Piedmontese artist into the town's collection of civic sculpture.

What to notice

The dancer's twisting pose gives the bronze a sense of movement. Its modern form contrasts with the older civic buildings and commemorative sculptures around Piazza Levi.

Context and history

Sergio Unia, born in Roccaforte di Mondovì in 1943, is known for bronze figures, including dancers. Following an exhibition in the Salone delle Terme in 1978, the municipal administration acquired La Danzatrice and placed it in the garden of Piazza Levi that September. The sculpture belongs to a later layer of Acqui Terme's public art, alongside works such as Arturo Martini's 1926 Figliol Prodigo.