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People shared humorous reactions on social media after they saw Ariana Grande with her ‘Wicked’ co-star Jonathan Bailey walking through The Art Institute of Chicago. The couple’s simple snapshot from their visit to the well-known art site turned into a new source for creating internet memes.
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The popular forum image shows Grande and Bailey taking a photograph with Gloria Groom, who serves as the museum’s Chair of European Painting and Sculpture. The museum display area contains Georges Seurat’s famous pointillist artwork which is titled ‘A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.’ The observers understood this connection between the two subjects.
A commenter used the phrase “On an ordinary Sunday” to refer to the musical ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ which uses the painting as its source material. The second person said, “And on a Sunday, no less.”
The public reaction to Grande showed her through the most viral content which featured her facial expressions and body language. A user posted a side-by-side comparison which showed Grande’s photo beside an image of a wide-eyed, nervous-looking dog. The similarity between the two people became so strong that it spread throughout the entire discussion.
The comparison received one person’s comment about “The squeak I made.” “Bravo. Perfection. No notes.” The dog meme led to a series of creative edits which showed users putting the dog’s face onto different historical portraits from the museum’s collection.
The audience laughed while they talked about Grande’s most recent public image through their more serious discussion. Some commenters described a “smol beanification” of the pop star which suggested her style and demeanor have shifted toward a more childlike aesthetic. One user commented about “She’s playing into this smol baby thing and it’s weird af.” The singer who had suffered through different traumatic events received gentle pushback from others who wanted to defend her. Cynthia Erivo, her co-star from the upcoming film, has recently clarified their close friendship.
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Virtual museums at Animal Crossing enable players to collect and donate renowned artworks which the game presents as virtual art exhibits. The excitement for the cinematic event is building, as seen with the upcoming Wicked for Good initiative. In other news, Barbra Streisand has praised Grande’s talent, and Erivo was also part of a bizarre Hollywood moment with the singer.
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