L.H.O.O.Q. and wrote "Moustache par Picabia / barbiche par Marcel Duchamp / avril 1942". As was the case with a number of his readymades, Duchamp made multiple versions of "L.H.O.O.Q." of differing sizes and in different media throughout his career, one of which, an unmodified black and white reproduction of the "Mona Lisa" mounted on card, is called "L.H.O.O.Q. Shaved". The masculinized female introduces the theme of gender reversal, which was popular with Duchamp, who adopted his own female pseudonym, Rrose Sélavy, pronounced "Eros, c'est la vie" ("Eros, that's life"). Primary responses to "L.H.O.O.Q." interpreted its meaning as being an attack
Duras: Duchamp of his most complex classical pieces, it is at least one of his most beautiful in its embodiment of the spirit of the two honored artists". Duras: Duchamp Duras: Duchamp is an album of contemporary classical music by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn consisting two tribute compositions for Marguerite Duras and Marcel Duchamp. All tracks were recorded at Avatar on May 1, 1997. The only exception being track 5, which was at Shelly Palmer Studio a month to the day prior. The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4 stars and states that "This album shows that