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Rotterdam Museum Pays Tribute to Wim T. Schippers with Peanut Butter Floor Installation

Wim T. Schippers peanut butter art installation

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Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam recreated Wim T.
Schippers' 1969 'Peanut butter floor' installation, using 800lb of peanut butter to honor the late Dutch artist's absurdist legacy.
The work, displayed with his posthumous instructions, continues to provoke questions about art's nature.

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Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam recreated Wim T. Schippers' 1969 'Peanut butter floor' installation, using 800lb of peanut butter to honor the late Dutch artist's absurdist legacy. The work, displayed with his posthumous instructions, continues to provoke questions about art's nature.

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