Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kris Kuksi

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) SST flyer 00:35, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Kris Kuksi[edit]

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Apparently none of the works are in major museums, and there is no substantial criticism, only reviews of exhibitions. On the talk page, it is specified that the subject paid for this article to be written. DGG ( talk ) 03:39, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as still questionable for the applicable notability, I see nothing else convincing. SwisterTwister talk 03:52, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 03:52, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 03:52, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Obviously notable, these are just the articles with his name in the title, dozens more where he is a topic of the article as stated in GNG.

Acclaimed artist Kris Kuksi to make Lawrence Arts Center debut Lawrence Journal World-Jan 9, 2016
Kris Kuksi's sculptures at Mark Moore Gallery are intensely detailed Los Angeles Times-Dec 18, 2014
Kris Kuksi: High-profile sculptor shedding light on darkness Lawrence Journal World-May 11, 2014
Kris Kuksi Talks Sculpture Empty Lighthouse Magazine-Apr 2, 2013
Kris Kuksi's Beautiful Art Is Made From The Bones Of Dead Model Kits Kotaku Australia-Jul 31, 2012
Saturday Night: Travis Louie, Kris Kuksi and Mercedes Helnwein at ... SF Weekly Blogs (blog)-Oct 12, 2008
Kris Kuksi's Toy Sculptures are Nothing Like Toys GreenPacks -Nov 20, 2009
Kris Kuksi presenta nuevas piezas de 'rococó postindustrial' 20minutos.es-Mar 23, 2012

009o9^Disclosure(Talk) 06:05, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

these seem to be local newspapers, which are not reliable sources for artists. There need to be substantial criticism from professional sources. DGG ( talk ) 19:55, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and copy edit – The subject meets WP:BASIC. Source examples include those listed below. See also WP:NEXIST. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:04, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

Lawrence Journal
The Huffington Post
Los Angeles Times
The Wall Street Journal
SF Weekly

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, st170e^talk 01:07, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, sourcing seems adequate. Insert CleverPhrase Here 00:07, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and remove the promotional material. The coverage in WSJ and LAT suffices. Mduvekot (talk) 12:51, 30 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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.