Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laurent Grasso


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The result was   keep. —Tom Morris (talk) 21:01, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Laurent Grasso

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No evidence of notability. The references are (1) a page that doesn't mention Laurent Grasso, (2) a page at http://laurentgrasso.com, the full and complete text of which is "Laurent Grasso", and (3) page on the website of a gallery showing his work, which includes his name in lists, and that is all. (Incidentally, creator of this article has stated that he/she is the owner of that gallery.) Searches have likewise produced mainly coverage on websites of businesses and organisations which sell or exhibit his work, or otherwise cannot be regarded as independent sources. JamesBWatson (talk) 16:44, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - Spam lacking support. red dog six  (talk) 17:04, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:15, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:15, 1 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. The majority of the very many reliable sources found by the Google News and Books links spoon-fed by the nomination process are far from "websites of businesses and organisations which sell or exhibit his work, or otherwise cannot be regarded as independent sources". Also passes WP:ANYBIO as the winner of the Prix Marcel Duchamp. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:37, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep The article needs a clean-up but the subject easily passes WP:ARTIST, WP:ANYBIO and WP:GNG. The nom fails WP:BEFORE. There are a lot of mentions in very reliable sources as Le Figaro, Washington Post, Libération, Corriere della Sera, Le Parisien, New York Times, Time... there are 259 sources in Google News and more stuff is available via Google researches. A nom-withdrawal is suggested.--Cavarrone (talk) 08:56, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I deleted the spam-link to Galerie Chez Valentinthe (the COI-author of the article) that was in the opening of the article, and I've done some more cleanup. --Cavarrone (talk) 10:35, 3 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Alpha_Quadrant    (talk)  03:48, 10 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. Need a good french speaker to bring some stuff over from the French wiki. --Legis (talk - contribs) 07:51, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Clear Keep Very strong exhibition record in major museums & galleries & plenty of sources Johnbod (talk) 16:13, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
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