Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of exhibitions by Ólafur Elíasson

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The result was keep. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 02:14, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of exhibitions by Ólafur Elíasson

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Out-of-date, unsourced, questionable importance of events. Trivial. Geschichte (talk) 17:13, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:55, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:55, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This is not the right way to tackle the issue. The past exhibitions are not "out of date", as they are historical records. You mean it has no exhibitions listed since 2007. That's a reason to add more, not delete the existing ones. "Unsourced" is a cause to add {{verify}} at the top of the page, at least in the first instance. "Questionable importance" and "trivial" is a personal view that is contradicted by widespread practice: good monographs of artists include exhaustive exhibition listings. This is a standard part of art history, and this list provides a valuable resource for those who wish to learn about the evolution of this artist's career. He has an international reputation. The list was originally split out from the main article per WP:SUMMARY. At the very least it should be merged back. This is not information that should simply vanish from what is meant to be a comprehensive reference work. Ty 19:21, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Merge excessive detail for anyone who is merely notable and not famous. In the absence of a book about him, he is not yet famous (sat least that's my minimum criterion for famous) I tend to be mergist on these lists--I think they are generally more useful as part of the article. DGG ( talk ) 04:47, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Umm... Take your time: Olafur Eliasson: Ólafur Elíasson, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Mieke Bal, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), Dallas Museum of Art. (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2007). ISBN 0500093407, ISBN 9780500093405.[1] He also received massive exposure in the UK and internationally for The Weather Project, a prestigious Unilever commission in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall.[2]. See Google News.[3] Famous enough. Ty 07:29, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep an interesting, notable, famous (not as famous as Picasso but certainly famous as is Christo and any number of other living artists) and current figure in the international art world...Modernist (talk) 22:38, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Pursuant to WP:LIST, The List of exhibitions by Ólafur Elíasson is a valuable information source. Moorsmur (talk) 18:47, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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