Norwegian government contemplates tearing down Picasso murals after attack

The Norwegian government is considering removing damaged Picasso murals from Oslo’s government buildings.
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Picasso’s first monumental concrete murals may no longer remain a striking image on Oslo’s government buildings. The murals, which were made between the late 1950s and the early 1970s, barely survived the terrorist attack in July 2011 with only one mural emerging completely unscathed.


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