#23: “Étant donnés” by Marcel Duchamp – Philadelphia Museum of Art
Hidden behind a rustic wooden door, we see Duchamp’s final and most mysterious work. It reveals the scene of a female figure splayed across a landscape, viewed only through peepholes. Constructed in secret over two decades, the piece stirred debate after Duchamp’s death. Critics wrestled with its voyeuristic nature and whether it was a final joke… or a cryptic confession.
