Conversation so far:
Did Maurice Merleau-Ponty create art?
Merleau-Ponty distinguishes between primary and secondary modes of expression in art.
What are the distinctions between his thoughts on art?
This distinction appears in Phenomenology of Perception (p. 207, 2nd note [French Edition.]).

Question: What is repeated?
Self-contained rewrite: What is repeated on Maurice Merleau-Ponty's thoughts of art?