One work is arguably the most famous pieces in the art world, which people flock from all over the globe to see; the other is a postcard replica of the first work, only doodled on in pencil. These are the Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci and LH.O.O.Q. by Marcel Duchamp, respectively. These two works could be said to lie on opposite ends of the artistic spectrum, considering how one is appreciated as a classic while the other one may as well be akin to… drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa. The two pictures are so similar, though, save for one small detail; what kind of significance could that slight difference really have? It is simple: the creation of the latter work challenges our perception of what art truly is and how we view it, which we can see when juxtaposed with the more traditional Mona Lisa for contrast. 

Mary Yanez