"Fountain is the most famous of Duchamp's so-called ready-made sculptures: ordinary manufactured objects designated by the artist as works of art. It epitomises the assault on convention and accepted notions of art for which Duchamp became known. The original, which is now lost, consisted of a standard urinal, laid flat on its back and signed with a pseudonym, 'R. Mutt 1917'."
To emphasize how much this urinal "assaulted convention" consider this: In an art survey, it was named the most influential modern art work of all time (Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, which we also talked about in class, came in second).
You can read about more about this art survey in a BBC post here
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