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Monday
Mar042013

Picasso Murals Under Threat

DateMonday, March 4, 2013 at 12:07PM

Picasso’s The Fisherman survived the terrorist attack unscathed, but other government buildings bearing the artist’s murals were severely damaged

“The Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage fears that Picasso’s first monumental concrete murals, which were made between the late 1950s and the early 1970s for two government buildings in Oslo, may be destroyed.”

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In the event of such a demolition, the murals would most likely be moved or reintegrated into the rebuilt site. However, this always raises the question of how that, in fact, affects and artist’s works. Many of the great masterworks of earlier days--both sculptures and paintings--have been relocated, for a variety of reasons. But, their current placements are not what the artists intended. They took original locations and settings into account when they designed their masterpieces. On the other hand, many great works would have been lost had they not been moved. So...the questions and concerns remain.

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