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Museum honors a late artist by covering its floor in enough peanut butter to make 15,000 sandwiches

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The conceptual artist, who died at the age of 83, first created the Pindakaasvloer, or peanut butter floor, in 1969.

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  1. Daily Journal

    Peanut butter floor returns to Dutch museum as tribute to late artist (opens Daily Journal)

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    ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — More than 800 pounds of peanut butter — enough for around 15,000 peanut butter sandwiches — have been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers, who died last month.

  2. Jonesboro Sun

    Sweet: Peanut butter floor returns to Dutch museum as tribute to late artist (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    More than 800 pounds of peanut butter have been spread across a museum floor in the Netherlands. This tribute honors Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers, who died last month. Schippers, known for his conceptual art, first created the peanut butter…

  3. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Museum honors a late artist by covering its floor in enough peanut butter to make 15,000 sandwiches (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    The conceptual artist, who died at the age of 83, first created the Pindakaasvloer, or peanut butter floor, in 1969.

  4. The Boston Globe

    Museum covers floor in peanut butter to honor late artist (opens The Boston Globe)

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    More than 800 pounds of peanut butter have been spread across a museum floor in the Netherlands.

  5. New York Post

    Museum spreads 800 pounds of peanut butter on floor in honor of late artist (opens New York Post)

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    The exhibit used enough nut butter for a whopping 15,000 sandwiches.

  6. The Guardian

    Completely nuts: Dutch gallery covers floor in peanut butter to honour late artist (opens The Guardian)

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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 galler…

  7. WMUR

    Why a museum just covered its floor in 800 pounds of peanut butter (opens WMUR)

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    More than 800 pounds of peanut butter -- enough for around 15,000 sandwiches -- has been spread across the floor of a museum. Here's why.

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