Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/V1 Gallery


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The result was keep. Daniel Case 14:58, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

V1 Gallery

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This article claims that many "notable" artists graced this gallery, but most of said artists are redlinks (which of course, doesn't necessarily mean that they're not notable). Article also reads like vanispam...whatever and contains a few too many external links. Ten Pound Hammer • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 18:06, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I don't see how most of the artists are Red Links when I only see 4 red links on that page. Sawblade05 18:19, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Huh. There were way more redlinks, they must have been deleted. Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 18:23, 23 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep This is the first time I've created a page and I hope that it now meets the standard required from Wikipedia. Some of the redlinks are due to the fact that I don't know how to link to the Danish Wikipedia where for instance HuskMitNavn is featured. If you have any more criticism I am open for it. All the best 666pirates 18:56, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It looks better now but it still doesn't seem to have any real claim to notability. Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 19:10, 23 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Weak Delete per lack of "significant coverage from independent sources" I searched google news and came up with nada, but I'm not sure if that's the best place to look for it.  Corpx 21:25, 23 July 2007 (UTC) I hope those Danish sources are legit :) Corpx 14:48, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I have now explained why the gallery has claim to notability: being the first gallery to introduce several huge street artists to Scandinavia. As far as I can see there are several other gallery entries about groundbreaking galleries that resemble V1 Gallery's. eg. Deitch Projects, Rivington Arms and more. V1 Gallery and several of its artists are also mentioned in lauded Danish art book Manual Til Dansk Samtidskunst (in English: Manual to Danish Contemporary Art, written by Ph.D. Mette Sandbye. However I find this difficult to link to since the text is not online. Or would it be sufficient to refer to the book if the reader wanted more information on the subject? I am not sure that Google News is the right place to look for V1 Gallery. The reason why I am writing about V1 Gallery on the English Wikipedia in the first place is to expand the English speaking readers' knowledge of pioneering internationally oriented galleries in Scandinavia. I doubt that there is just as much information on a Danish gallery on Google News as there would be on an American because of the language barrier. Please let me know your thoughts. 666pirates 22:31, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - this looks like a case of Wikipedia's systemic bias. This gallery's press portfolio demonstrates notability via heavy coverage in Danish newspapers. As 666pirates says, there'd be no problem if this were a gallery of equivalent size and style in, say, London or New York. Best move would be to ask at Talk:Copenhagen if someone who can read the Danish sources could help with tidying/expanding the article. That said, Wikipedia is not a place to pioneer. It would probably be easier to create an article on the Danish Wikipedia first, and then ask for translation. Gordonofcartoon 14:38, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Banksy is one the world's foremost street artists. I'll help 666pirates wikify it.--Victor falk 13:24, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks Viktor falk! That would be great. Just to expand on the problematic nature of relying on Google-hits I didn't know until last night that the Danish newspapers aren't featured on Google which is why it is quite difficult to find old 'proper' news articles on Google. One has to find them on a special database which requires a password etc - not exactly an ideal wikipedia external link i could imagine. That said I'm both surprised and happy about the great feedback one gets here on Wikipedia. I have an MA in arts and Wikipedia has been one of the greatest academic research tools I have ever come across. So it's great to see that it actually works behind the scenes as well. So here's a huge thanks to all of you who's written on this page! 666pirates 10:14, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
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