Are most of todays 'lauded' artists just a bunch of vacuous, over-promoted blaggers? If you think not, which ones do you think are not and why?

Are most of todays 'lauded' artists just a bunch of vacuous, over-promoted blaggers? If you think not, which ones do you think are not and why?
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I don’t understand much of the words you have used. What is a ‘blagger’, and ‘plinth’?
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