The big news in the art world today—no, the big news that the rest of the world gives a crap about, meaning it's not actually about art but rather about money—is that Sotheby's is auctioning off a pastel version of Edvard Munch's The Scream in New York tonight.

In this interview with New York magazine critic Jerry Saltz, three interviewers cannot wrap their heads around the fact that the money that's going to be spent on this painting, however much it is, is, in fact, meaningless.

"The money doesn't mean much? Why, Jerry? Why?" Gayle King asks.

Because there is no relationship between the meaning or excellence of a painting and the spending power of a CEO in Dubai.

Continuing her abject confusion, King tells Saltz, "It seems like I've seen this on people's refrigerators."

At the start, I'm pretty sure Charlie Rose says the painting is by "Edgard," not "Edvard."

The whole thing is a demonstration of what happens in a culture that does not think arts education or art historical education is remotely important. Voila! Ignorance. You may think that Saltz sounds a little pretentious, but for the love of god, look at what he's up against. It's as if this is the first time any of these people has ever heard of a thing called art.