The Large Glass

Some say Fountain was the most influential piece of art in the 20th century. And it did point out that we are living in, and surrounded by, forms first imagined by commercial and industrial designers. (Look carefully around you at work or home if you think I am wrong.)

But to me, the best piece of art was Duchamp's The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachlelors, Even. It's all magnificently there; themes of industry, progress, identity, gender, and imperfection. And unlike Fountain it has a blazing mystery in it's heart.