L.H.O.O.Q.

Marcel Duchamp1919Postcard with pencil

ArtistMarcel Duchamp

Year1919

MediumPostcard with pencil

LocationVarious collections

About L.H.O.O.Q.

A cheap postcard of the Mona Lisa with a mustache and goatee added. The title, pronounced in French, spells out a vulgar phrase. A deliberate attack on the sanctity of high art. One of the first acts of cultural iconoclasm in modern art.

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