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Norway wants to demolish buildings with Picasso murals. some of the art world is pissed -- (link)

Posted by Peglegpete (aka peglegpete) May 14 '20, 13:40

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/moma-urges-norwegian-government-preserve-site-picasso-murals-180974874/ (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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Building looks rather sturdy, should be able to make repairs, i guess its just an ugly as "brutalist" implies and they just -- nm - zeitgeist May 14, 14:21
So, save the murals. Demo the buildings. Can't be that hard. -- nm - VMan May 14, 14:03 6
- Looking at the install, it does seem pretty hard. -- nm - Reagen May 14, 14:05 5
  - Could be done though. The argument seems focused on "context" of the installations. -- nm - VMan May 14, 14:07 4
    - ignoring the fact the Norwegian govt can sell them for many many millions -- nm - Peglegpete May 14, 14:09 3
      - Not sure how many takers you would get. The one's I saw are the whole building wall. Shipping would be a bitch, let alone a reinstall. - VMan May 14, 14:11 2
        
        it's a great billionaire ego piece -- nm - Peglegpete May 14, 14:39
        
        Though somebody bought a bridge -- nm - JD May 14, 14:30
no! -- nm - mud May 14, 13:55

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