The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam has covered a gallery floor with 800 pounds (approximately 363 kg) of peanut butter in memory of the Dutch conceptual artist Wim T. Schippers, who died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 83.
Known as "Pindakaasvloer" ("Peanut Butter Floor"), this installation was first realized by the artist himself in 1969.
By that time, Schippers was already well known in Dutch avant-garde circles for his experimental art installations and his provocative television show "Hoepla," which was banned after only a few episodes.
The museum recreated this work one month after his death as a tribute to his creative legacy.
Those 800 pounds of peanut butter would be enough for approximately 15,000 sandwiches!
It is one of the most unusual and memorable ways to honor an artist in the history of modern art.
The idea for this work grew out of the artist's earlier experiments. In 1962, at an exhibition at the Fodor Museum, he installed two floor sculptures: he completely covered the floor of one room with salt and another with shards of broken plate glass. However, "Peanut Butter Floor" was not first realized until 1969 at the Mickery Gallery in the Dutch village of Loenersloot.
Technical details of the installation
Two museum employees, referred to as "peanut butter plasterers," spent several days spreading 40 tubs of smooth peanut butter across a hexagonal platform.
They used drywall spatulas to evenly spread the edible material in a layer 0.8 inches (about 2 cm) thick from edge to edge.
"It was a massive undertaking," Leon Dunck, who helped recreate the piece, told the Associated Press.
A total of about 800 pounds of peanut butter was used—enough to make roughly 15,000 sandwiches!
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