Duchamp Named Most Influential

“Marcel Duchamp’s iconic urinal has been named the most influential piece of modern art. “The Duchamp came out top in a survey of 500 artists, curators, critics and dealers commissioned by the sponsor of the Turner prize, Gordon’s. Different categories of respondents chose markedly different works, with artists in particular plumping overwhelmingly for Fountain. ‘It feels like there is a new generation out there saying, ‘Cut the crap – Duchamp opened up modern art’.”