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(68,245 posts) Mon Nov 6, 2017, 11:49 AM Nov 2017

MSNBC's Ari Melber's remark today talking about "Monet's pointilism." [View all]

He was trying for a political analogy. I said "WHAT???" to the TV, but didn't think the audience caught his art error. But sure enough, at the next break he was talking about all the texts and emails the show got informing him that it was Seurat (which he kind of mangled) that painted in pointillism.

It was fun and nice that his error did not go unnoticed...

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MSNBC's Ari Melber's remark today talking about "Monet's pointilism." [View all] CTyankee Nov 2017 OP

He studied law, not art history. But I appreciated the attempt. TeamPooka Nov 2017 #1

I know he is there to talk about the legality of certain actions by Trump et. al. CTyankee Nov 2017 #3

I bought a Kandinsky print once that a gallery had been stamped KLEE on the back. TeamPooka Nov 2017 #7

Sure, but that is a very understandable error. LisaM Nov 2017 #26

LOL, did he mean, Lady Monet? FSogol Nov 2017 #2

Actually, Monet and Seurat were not too distant in time from each other... CTyankee Nov 2017 #4

For My Next Witness. . . ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #5

sorry, I don't get the reference (sounds cute tho)... CTyankee Nov 2017 #6

My Cousin Vinnie genxlib Nov 2017 #9

My Fault, Yank ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #14

I think I saw it! But with my memory issues of late... CTyankee Nov 2017 #15

Two innocent yutes. nt tblue37 Nov 2017 #16

Did You Say Yute? ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #17

Heh heh heh heh. nt tblue37 Nov 2017 #18

That movie genxlib Nov 2017 #8

Lol! eleny Nov 2017 #19

Love it malaise Nov 2017 #10

"Never make an art to politics analogy if you don't know how to identify either." CTyankee Nov 2017 #11

I saw that, too! demmiblue Nov 2017 #12

I remember seeing that room (pic only, never been to Detroit) CTyankee Nov 2017 #13

Diego Rivera murals. longship Nov 2017 #29

fabulous! I remember being blown away by it. CTyankee Nov 2017 #30

No controversy in Detroit, that I know of. longship Nov 2017 #31

I remember, at the time it devastated me even to think about Detroit having CTyankee Nov 2017 #32

Did they wind up selling a lot of the art? eleny Nov 2017 #20

memory I have is that the city didn't have to do that... CTyankee Nov 2017 #23

Uh, how is it pronounced? RandomAccess Nov 2017 #22

Seurat? It's pronounced "Soorah" but the "soo" part has that little French accent CTyankee Nov 2017 #25

LOL -- okay. RandomAccess Nov 2017 #27

I'm sure that if the mistake had been made on Fox, viewers would have noticed and written in too.... renate Nov 2017 #21

Poor Ari gets nailed for trying to broaden his horizon beyond hip-hop ! OnDoutside Nov 2017 #24

I think a little google might have helped him. I like the metaphor, actually, but CTyankee Nov 2017 #28