Calling a young artist 'great' these days can give one the heebie-jeeb…

Jerry Saltz
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Calling a young artist 'great' these days can give one the heebie-jeebies: The word has been denatured in the past decade.
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Calling a young artist 'great' these days can give one the heebie-jeebies: The word has been denatured in the past decade.

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