Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Portuguese contemporary art


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   WITHDRAWN. WWGB (talk) 01:32, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Portuguese contemporary art

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 * Delete. Non-notable concept, no reliable independent references. Contested prod, seems to be a promotion for a particular gallery. WWGB (talk) 12:32, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Portugal-related deletion discussions.  —WWGB (talk) 12:37, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions.  —WWGB (talk) 12:37, 11 June 2011 (UTC)


 * "Non-notable concept?" Did you follow WP:BEFORE, or just base this AFD off of the current state of the article?  We should seriously doubt there is no notable contemporary art, notable contemporary art institutions, or notable contemporary artists in any European or First World nation.  Some sources found from a quick English search:, , .  And I doubt there are no newspapers or magazines in Portugal reporting on its art.  See also pt:Arte contemporânea em Portugal; though unsourced at present, we should have someone try to translate that for en: at least as a starting point for developing a sourced article.  postdlf (talk) 23:00, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and improve There is a clear place for an article on contemporary art in Portugal. A Google search turns up 2 catalogue books on the topic: "Contemporary art from Portugal: 5.December 2002 - 14 March 2003" (ISBN 9291813354), "Contemporary art from Portugal: works from the collection of the Luso-American Development Foundation, Embassy of Portugal--Chancery : Washington D.C., July to December 2007" (ISBN 9728654251). This article was created yesterday morning by a new user; there's an opportunity to assist towards a decent article rather than delete. AllyD (talk) 19:16, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Absurd, arguably racist nomination. Clearly a basic part of wikipedia's coverage of Portuguese art. Alex Middleton (talk) 23:42, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.