Dutch Museum Covers Floor in Peanut Butter as Artist Tribute
A Dutch museum has spread 800 pounds (360 kg) of peanut butter across its floor as a tribute to a deceased artist. The unusual installation includes a warning for peanut allergies.
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Museum Spreads 800 Pounds of Peanut Butter in Tribute to Dutch Artist
An installation honoring the artist, Wim T. Schippers, features a 270-square-foot hexagon spread on the floor of a museum in Rotterdam.
By Natan Odenheimer
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Wim T Schippers asked that his 800lb sculpture be spread smoothly and without ‘educational purpose’ A museum in Rotterdam has paid tribute to the idiosyncratic character of one of the most influential figures in the Dutch arts by spreading 800lb of peanut butter across the floor of one of its galleries. The hexagonal floor installation, called Pindakaasvloer (Peanut butter floor), is a recreation of a work by Wim T Schippers conceived of in 1962 and first exhibited in 1969. Continue reading...
By Philip Oltermann European culture editor
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