L.H.O.O.Q.

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L.H.O.O.Q. is Marcel Duchamp’s famous Dada artwork in which he irreverently altered a postcard of the Mona Lisa by adding a mustache and goatee, challenging traditional notions of art and authorship.

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L.H.O.O.Q. canonical 1
L.H.O.O.Q. (as signature in some versions) 1
LHOOQ 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dada artwork
artwork
artHistoricalSignificance important example of appropriation in art
key work of Dada
precursor of conceptual art
artisticIntention challenge traditional notions of art
introduce irony and humor into art
question authorship
subvert artistic canon
basedOn Mona Lisa
basedOnCreator Leonardo da Vinci
countryOfOrigin France
creator Marcel Duchamp
depicts Mona Lisa
featureAdded goatee
mustache
genre appropriation art
conceptual art
readymade
hasReproductions multiple versions and variants by Duchamp
influenced appropriation artists
later conceptual artists
postmodern critiques of authorship
languageOfTitle French
medium graphite
postcard
movement Dada
notableCharacteristic defacement of iconic Renaissance painting
gender ambiguity of the sitter
use of cheap mass-produced postcard
relatedWork Fountain
relatedWorkCreator Marcel Duchamp
subjectOf art historical analysis
debates on originality in art
discussions of parody and pastiche
titleMeaningInEnglish She has a hot ass
titlePunOn Elle a chaud au cul
yearCreated 1919

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Marcel Duchamp notableWork L.H.O.O.Q.
Dada hasKeyWork L.H.O.O.Q.
this entity surface form: LHOOQ
Rrose Sélavy usedInWork L.H.O.O.Q.
this entity surface form: L.H.O.O.Q. (as signature in some versions)