Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lee Walton


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The result was   keep.   A rbitrarily 0   ( talk ) 23:03, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Lee Walton

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Prod'd, prod seconded by another editor, and then removed by a third, so here we are. Article is sourced by subject's own website, and appears to exist for the purpose of driving traffic thereto. Claims of notability rest upon having been commissioned to create art projects; there is an attempt to conflate commissions with awards. Bulk of the article written by SPA; see. Can't find a notability standard that this person would qualify under. Heather (talk) 15:04, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete Self aggrandizing article of non-notable individual. Agree with Heather that the only purpose seems to be to advertise his website. Noted original source material, as Heather previously mentioned, as well. Nineteen Nightmares (talk) 16:19, 30 May 2010 (UTC)Nineteen Nightmares
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:23, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
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 * Delete - could not find reliable sources to establish notability. Also, blatant attempt at promotion.--70.80.234.196 (talk) 04:19, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - Commissions by major public art organizations are awards. They are not like a private individual commissioning a painting. In the fields of media arts, public art, and performance (where there is no object for sale, and no object for a museum to collect) commissions and grants are the strongest indicator of an artists success, often even more important than their exhibition record (especially when they work in public, as Walton does.). Walton has been included in exhibitions at some of the major organizations dedicated to contemporary art: Performa is a the only biennial in the world dedicated to performance art; Creative Time is the leading organization creating new public art projects in New York City; The New Museum is the leading contemporary art venue in New York City, and Art In General is a very prestigious commissioning program. To put it all in another context, a quick search turned up five different articles discussing the artist's work from the New York Times alone:, , , , --Theredproject (talk) 02:45, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - I wrote the original article and may have sourced some material from Walton's site, but that can be edited. It was originally a stub. It shouldn't be deleted, it just needs to be worked on. Walton is a leading contemporary artist - as noted in the comment above re: New York Times, New Museum, Creative Time, Performa, etc. I don't know the background of the other editors or what their knowledge of contemporary art is, so maybe that's some of the confusion. Keep. And everyone here add some to the article and cite more sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dronthego (talk • contribs) 03:14, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Looking at this entry again, somehow it has turned into a listed summary of his projects. I may have set that tone by describing a few in my original article. Of course, it needs to be more than a list. This article needs reworking, but it would be a shame if it was deleted. --Dronthego (talk) 03:35, 1 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep - Lee Walton is a highly-regarded, groundbreaking artist. I worked for Rhizome when we commissioned his work, and it was indeed a commission, as described here. And readers might also want to peruse the Amazon page for the book & project commissioned by Art in General. Meanwhile, splitting hairs over exhibitions versus commissions is not as relevant as the fact that Walton's work has been recognized by numerous international arts organizations, museums, and academic institutions. This is quite notable, particularly as Walton's work is so interdisciplinary (combining performance, video, new media, and drawing) and is often immaterial or ephemeral, residing online or in variable media--thus making it difficult to commodify, categorize, document, or archive, which is why the artist's own web-based archive is a primary resource for information on his work. It seems to me the only problem with this article is that it needs to be massaged beyond stub stage, and that requires community effort. --Marisao (talk) 03:29, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep I seconded the prod, but the group exhibition reviews given by Theredproject weren't in the article., , , give sufficient coverage to justify an article.--Ethicoaestheticist (talk) 22:01, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per above material...Modernist (talk) 00:02, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Sufficient evidence has been provided of sources to meet WP:N.  Ty  00:00, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep based on references now provided.Sargentprivate (talk) 05:01, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
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