William Burroughs vs. Marcell Duchamp

William Burroughs was said to be one of the most influential artists of his time. His pen name was William Lee, he was a novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer. He is said to be  "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th century".  He is said to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th century"(Wikipedia). Some of his most famous works include Junky, and Naked Lunch. He attended Harvard University and later in life became addicted to drugs. Unfortunately Burroughs died in 1977.

Marcel Duchamp on the other hand is someone that will never be forgotten. He was inspired by Edward Muybridge. He created his own unit of measure, dropped a piece of string and how they fell became his rulers. He also signed a Urinal making it art in1917. He was one of the three artists to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening of the twentieth century. Duchamp rejected the work of many of his fellow artists because he said all it did was please the eye. He wanted his work to put art back in the service of the minds.