Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jesse Richards

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The result of the debate was no consensus to delete -- Francs2000 | Talk 01:19, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

Jesse Richards
This is a vanity page. This person is not a notable artist, neither locally, regionally or nationally. This stub has been linked to the New Haven listing to gain notoriety and has been unjustly been listed under "notable new haveners." This stub is autobiographical, being posted by the subject of the article. This article is purely used to promote the artist and the movement of "stuckism," which deserves an article.
 * Delete nn vanity. JamesBurns 05:00, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

This is not a vanity page. Richards is a well-known artist and filmmaker both within the New Haven community, as well as within the East Village underground scene and the London art scene. His work has been shown in different galleries in the US, UK and Europe, including a UK national gallery, the Walker. He's had a film in a major film festival, the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2003. All of this information can be verified easily by Googling his name. It seems to me that this James Burns has some sort of personal issue with Mr. Richards and is dealing with it in this way.
 * Keep not a vanity page. Adam Malec 11:31 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This guy was featured in a Stuckist show at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. He's a prominent Stuckist--the term comes from an insult by Tracy Emin, who told her then-boyfriend that he was still "stuck" in figurative work and painting as opposed to her more conceptual work.  The boyfriend, Billy Childish, went on to found the art movement. --Tony Sidaway Talk  20:36, 4 August 2005 (UTC)


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