Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dmitry Kawarga


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Lourdes  01:29, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Dmitry Kawarga

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Considerably lacking evidence of notability, mostly primary sources, appears to be promotional article created in several languages (the others are about this quality too). Not much on the web (except "Dmitry Kawarga is a mysterious artist, who never appears neither in photos nor on video") and zero GNews. A week at PROD did not turn up any improvement in sourcing. Previously CSDed, then recreated at Kawarga; SALTing for both may be appropriate, this is a BLP. David Gerard (talk) 07:44, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Russia-related deletion discussions. David Gerard (talk) 07:45, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. David Gerard (talk) 07:46, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. North America1000 08:02, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Comment: I have filled out the details of the BBC and Süddeutsche Zeitung references which were already there but unclear, and added a Washington Post article as another. However as yet I am undecided as to whether there is enough to meet the rather onerous WP:ARTIST criteria, or whether the controversy about the Yeltsin sculpture sits under WP:BLP1E. AllyD (talk) 15:38, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 01:26, 16 September 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep -- using the Cyrillic name I was able to locate this rather substantial article in the Russian version of Popular Mechanics magazine. This publication is licensed by English language magazine so appears to be RS: Dmitry Kawarga and biogenic sculpture. There's probably more out there. K.e.coffman (talk) 01:15, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 06:04, 23 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment / Weak Keep -- I feel unqualified to search for and review Russian language sources. I'd be willing to give the benefit of the doubt, given what K.e.coffman found, above, but is there any way we could summon some Russian/English bilinguists to do a better search?  I'd prefer if two articles could be found, not just one. Fieari (talk) 06:51, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment on additional sources:
 * Here's a bit more in English, where he sometimes appears as Kavarga: Black Beast
 * He also has an entry at the web site of the apparently prestigious Kandinsky Prize: Dmitry Kawarga. He was not a winner though. But this is a by-lined bio sketch.
 * Kawarga appears to be widely exhibited in Russia. Here's a profile from Erarta, "Russia's largest private museum of contemporary art": link (in English). According to the museum's web site, his works are in a permanent collection there.
 * K.e.coffman (talk) 07:10, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Changing my !vote from "weak keep" to "keep". Thank you for the sources, those are plenty to establish notability. Fieari (talk) 07:43, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, clearly meets WP:NARTIST with his works included in permanent collections at several substantial museums. I also found consistent coverage in Dialogue of Arts, the publication of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, which seems to show interest beyond the "Yeltsin sculpture" coverage: link (in Russian). K.e.coffman (talk) 23:32, 23 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep There are 20+ publications in mainstream newspapers, RFE/RL, etc. about him on corresponding page in ruwiki ru:Каварга,_Дмитрий_Викторович. However, this is all in Russian and was not used for referencing on this page. My very best wishes (talk) 15:15, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep His art is featured in many museums, and I just added an English language source that includes a photo of one of his works at the largest museum of contemporary art in Russia.Timtempleton (talk) 22:12, 23 September 2016 (UTC)


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