By 1917, the public restroom staple was culturally ubiquitous enough to inspire Marcel Duchamp ... nearly identical, to Duchamp’s famous dadaist art piece. And as any urinal user knows ...

The style of urinal that was elevated to the status of artistic landmark by Marcel Duchamp in his 1917 dada art piece “La Fontaine” would not look out of place in today’s public restrooms.

The style of urinal that was elevated to the status of artistic landmark by Marcel Duchamp in his 1917 dada art piece "La Fontaine" would not look out of place in today's public restrooms.

Marcel Duchamp, the outstandingly influential ... processes famously rejected the art market as it emerged in its contemporary form. He dubbed a urinal art and named it Fountain and his subversive ...

The style of urinal that was elevated to the status of artistic landmark by Marcel Duchamp in his 1917 dada art piece “La Fontaine” would not look out of place in today’s public restrooms.