User:Dismurrt/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Cloud Gate

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article as we have discussed arcitecture and sculpture in class and I have quite an interest in sculptures. In particular I chose this article as it was featured under the Sculpture WikiProject

Evaluate the article
The information of Cloud Gate's Wikipedia is all rather relevant to its topic. It is slightly concerning that a majority of sources date primarily from 2008, but with 89 sources I suppose there will always be some overlap. I do wish there were more up to date citations, but overall the article does a good job of keeping up-to date. The headings follow a nice order, starting small and focusing specifically on the sculpture before branching out into both the aritst's life and motivations and themes, as well as the artworks appearance in popular media such as movies and television shows.

Rather recently, in February of 2023, the page was suggested to be moved to be titled "The Bean," which I honestly agree with. When any regular person is trying to brush up on their knowledge of this sculpture, especially those who do not know art or even those who do know art but do not know much of this particular sculpture, they are most likely going to search "The Bean" into their search bar. When met with the "Cloud Gate" wiki, it may honestly be a bit confusing. In fact, I have never heard the name "Cloud Gate" when discussing this work. I think renaming the article to "The Bean" serves the purpose of wikipedia being an informational hub to all groups of people much better that how it remains now.