THE "EMERGING" CONSENSUS
by Ben Davis



"Greater New York" opened at MoMA P.S.1 way back in May amid a ton of hype, but it seemed a fairly random affair. That is, till now, with the publication of the much-discussed New York Times Magazine feature, "What Is It About 20-Somethings?" That article made this show -- and a bunch of other recent shows, and artworks, and art phenomena -- snap into focus for me. It really was a kind of "eureka" moment.

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