Is Mona Lisa Dadaism?

Dadaism art developed in both Europe and the US, and the American form was generally more humorous in tone than the European equivalent, not least through the influence of Marcel Duchamp. One of Duchamp's most famous creations is the Mona Lisa with a moustache and beard, titled 'L.H.O.O.Q' (see above).

What artists use Dadaism?

Dada became an international movement and eventually formed the basis of surrealism in Paris after the war. Leading artists associated with it include Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia and Kurt Schwitters. Duchamp's questioning of the fundamentals of Western art had a profound subsequent influence.

Why did Duchamp draw a mustache on Mona Lisa?

as "there is fire down below". Francis Picabia, in an attempt to publish L.H.O.O.Q. in his magazine 391 could not wait for the work to be sent from New York City, so with the permission of Duchamp, drew the moustache on Mona Lisa himself (forgetting the goatee). ... Duchamp noticed the missing goatee.