The Pittner School Cultural Center in Reșița hosts the exhibition “People of Slag”, signed by the artist Dumitru Gorzo and curated by Maria Bîrsan. The official opening will take place on July 31, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.
The event is part of a new stage of the SOME ARTISTS AND A “CLOSED” MUSEUM project, run by the Banat Mountain Museum (MBM) in Reșița. It is integrated into the Continuous Studio VII program – an open workshop format held for two and a half weeks, both within the Pittner School and in a former industrial hall.
If the first exhibition within this project, “Three Works I Know In the World”, presented a selection of works on paper from various periods and techniques, “People of Slag” brings together new works, created during the residency. These borrow from the monumental expression of the city’s industrial buildings and blast furnaces, reflecting a material memory in which pigment mixes with slag – the palpable remnant of Reșita’s industrial past. The exhibitions are not strictly delimited; the works from the two moments coexist in the same space, meet, overlap, and communicate.
“Without realizing when and how, Reșita has become a kind of home. Sometimes the city finds me in all sorts of places; other times, I provoke it. We do one, two or nine activations these days, and I will come back. I promise.” — Dumitru Gorzo
This new episode of the collaboration between the artist and the city is part of the project “Some artists and a ‘closed’ museum. When art engages a bored public”, coordinated by the Banatul Montan Museum, in partnership with Pittner School, and co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration (AFCN). The project is integrated into a series of artistic interventions aimed at bringing contemporary art closer to the local community, including in marginal or forgotten areas of the city. It is a resilience project of the Banatul Montan Museum (MBM) in Reșița, undergoing rehabilitation during 2025, which decided to face the temporary challenges of its closure in a creative formula of urban exploration through contemporary art.
Banatul Montan Museum (MBM) in Reșița, undergoing rehabilitation throughout 2025, has decided to face the temporary challenges of its closure through a radical and innovative project of urban exploration and valorization of its collection, through contemporary art.
The exhibitions “Three Works I Know In the World” and “People of Slag” will be open until September 18, 2025, offering visitors an insight into Dumitru Gorzo’s artistic process and his ongoing dialogue with the city of Reșița.
Visiting hours: Monday – Thursday: 10:00 – 16:00 and Friday: 10:00 – 13:30. Admission is free.
Address: Pittner School Cultural Center, Str. Furnalelor 13, Reșița
Project co-financed by AFCN – National Cultural Fund Administration
The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how its results may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.
Project partners: Reșița Mountain Banat Museum, Caraș-Severin County Council, Reșița City Hall, Pittner School Cultural Center, Reșița Urban Transport Society, TVC.ro.
