Peanut Butter Floor Art Installation | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews In Rotterdam, a museum has turned heads — and noses — with an 800-pound peanut butter floor, a haunting tribute to late Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers. Installed as part of his 1969 conceptual series, this sticky, two-centimeter-thick masterpiece invites viewers to ponder the boundaries of art, smell, and everyday objects. Schippers, who preferred a specific Dutch brand and insisted the floor be “smooth and boring,” even planned for future recreations before his death. Visitors were warned away if allergic, and while some stepped in during past installations, Schippers once praised the 1997 version for its “skillful hand.” Now on display for two months, this unassuming spread challenges perceptions — and maybe your appetite — as it asks: what makes something art? Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8761cc6a6a078bd0