Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tabita Rezaire

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The result was keep. Withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Mhhossein ^talk 11:29, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Tabita Rezaire

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There is some borderline notability, bust with the sourcing I could find the article fails WP:GNG and WP:ARTIST Arthistorian1977 (talk) 15:32, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

• rezaire is an extremely prominent contemporary artist having had many group and solo exhibitions and publications over the last few years, appearing in biennials, festivals and notable institutions around the world. she also has a wikipedia page in french, of which this is a slightly expanded translation.Smmrcr (talk) 15:43, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:58, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 16:11, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of France-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 16:11, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

• • Smmrcr, Rezair is an emerging artist. Her work is not represented in multiple museum collections and has not been the subject of a monograph, things we'd expect to see from an artist we consider notable (per our own very idiosyncratic use of notability. I can try to make the case for keeping the article, based on our general notability guideline, but the only way to do that is to show that her work has been critically assessed in several independent, reliable sources. You can help by providing such references. Note that articles by Rezaire, and her own website are not independent, reliable sources. I do think that such sources exist: for example, https://mg.co.za/article/2017-04-21-00-rezaire-awakens-what-is-within and https://artafricamagazine.org/exotic-trade-cultural-imperialism-decolonisation-and-the-internet-tabita-rezaire/ (already used as a source), https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/kochi-muziris-biennale-2016/2018/dec/28/tabita-rezaire-ponders-over-swallowing-smartphones-at-kochi-biennale-2018-11798.html. I find some brief mentions like https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/arts/design/new-york-art-galleries-what-to-see-right-now.html but overall I think there's a good chance that there is sufficient material to create a neutral, well-sourced article. Vexations (talk) 20:37, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

• Keep. I think the requirements of the WP:GNG can be met. On the artist's own website, I see a lot of interviews, but also sufficient in-depth coverage to sustain an article:
  • http://10and5.com/2015/08/14/featured-tabita-rezaire-crystal-healer-and-cyber-warrior/ an interview, primary source, not great as a source
  • http://10and5.com/2015/10/14/a-new-era-7-artists-breaking-the-internet/ a single paragraph, not substantial
  • http://10and5.com/2017/04/25/video-tabita-rezaires-latest-exhibition-space-healing-history-hoteps/ short, not substantial, includes video
  • http://artafricamagazine.co.za/exotic-trade-cultural-imperialism-decolonisation-and-the-internet/ this is substantial critical commentary
  • http://asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/kochi-muziris-biennale-kmb-fight-the-power-tabita-rezaire-and-paul-wong/ mostly an interview
  • http://autre.love/interviewsmain/2017/3/20/fighting-for-love-an-interview-of-new-media-artist-young-polemicist-and-kemetic-yogi-tabita-rezaire interview
  • http://futurelabafrica.org/episodes/ntu-the-state-of-the-internet/ not independent
  • http://indie-mag.com/2018/06/artist-tabita-rezaire/ independent critical assessment of the work
  • http://issuu.com/stigmart10press/docs/stigmart_videofocus_-_special_issue_639bd374bf88a9/122 an artist's statement and an interview
  • http://mg.co.za/article/2015-05-21-african-digital-art-in-the-age-of-globalisation discusses Rezaire amoung others
  • http://performa-arts.org/magazine/entry/richard-kennedy-in-conversation-with-tabita-rezaire conversation, primary
  • http://rhizome.org/editorial/2018/feb/01/artist-profile-tabita-rezaire/ interview
  • http://trueafrica.co/article/tabita-rezaire-the-artist-taking-on-the-internet/ interview
  • http://trueafrica.co/article/tabita-rezaire-wants-to-talk-about-angry-vaginas/
  • http://www.aqnb.com/2017/05/08/body-womb-mind-and-spirit-digital-healing-with-tabita-rezaire-in-exotic-trade-at-goodman-gallery/ exhibition announcement
  • http://www.aqnb.com/2017/06/20/fighting-for-the-future-with-the-digital-healing-survivalism-of-ntu-collectives-ubulawu-at-londons-auto-italia/ independent commentary
  • http://www.berlinartlink.com/2018/01/13/truth-we-carry-a-lot-in-our-wombs-an-interview-with-tabita-rezaire/ interview
  • http://www.bubblegumclub.co.za/ntu-ubulawu-collaborative-transcontinental-healing-practices-east-londons-auto-italia/ dead link
  • http://www.bubblegumclub.co.za/tabita-rezaire-transforming-screen-gateway-healing-frequencies/ dead link
  • http://www.bubblegumclub.co.za/womens-world-wide-web/ dead link
  • http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/3-digital-artists-disrupting-the-internet-20171112 very brief
  • http://www.clique.tv/qui-es-tu-tabita-rezaire-artiste-videaste-engagee/ interview
  • http://www.contemporaryand.com/magazines/i-feel-more-like-a-health-practitioner/ interview
  • http://www.contemporaryand.com/magazines/screen-legends/?platform=hootsuite two paragarphs about Rezaire
  • http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/26976/1/these-young-artists-are-putting-africa-on-the-art-world-map small paragraph
  • http://www.designindaba.com/articles/creative-work/can-you-be-whoever-you-want-cyberspace podcast interview
  • http://www.huckmagazine.com/art-and-culture/decolonising-the-internet-artist-tabita-rezaire/ not quite an interview
  • http://www.konbini.com/en/inspiration/tabita-rezaire-afrofuturism-healing-art/ independent commentary
  • http://www.okayafrica.com/news/tabita-rezaire-cyber-warrior-e-colonialism/ dead link
  • http://www.polyesterzine.com/features/%E2%9D%A4-gyrl-gaze-tabita-rezaire-%E2%9D%A4 interview
  • http://www.screenshot-magazine.com/projects/january-june-2017/january/blackness-and-the-internet dead link
  • http://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/tabita-rezaire-interview interview
  • http://www.thefader.com/2016/02/29/artists-explain-how-digital-art-can-improve-the-real-world interview
  • http://www.unlabelledmagazine.com/single-post/2017/05/03/A-Personal-Interview-Photo-Shoot-with-Artist-Tabita-Rezaire interview
  • https://frieze.com/article/possibilities-non-alienated-life-report-fourth-kochi-muziris-biennale brief mention
  • https://howwegettonext.com/the-healing-is-in-the-art-6c914693d458#.vcoteyfyy interview
  • https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/calling-for-the-end-of-online-racism-with-internet-artist-tabita-rezaire interview
  • https://m.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-17-emerging-artists-to-watch-in-2017 brief career overview, finds her promising, but I read that as "this is an emerging artist"
  • https://mg.co.za/article/2016-07-28-00-tech-artist-bends-the-net-to-create-decolonial-spiritual-therapy-for-the-digital-age independent commentary
  • https://mg.co.za/article/2017-04-21-00-rezaire-awakens-what-is-within independent commentary
  • https://news.artnet.com/market/7-rising-stars-at-the-armory-show-1239041 brief career overview
  • https://news.artnet.com/people/black-artists-to-watch-2016-420296 two brief paragraphs
  • https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/visual-artist-and-healer-tabita-rezaire-on-the-infinite-flow-of-creative-energy/ interview
  • https://www.theartnewspaper.com/gallery/artist-profiles-the-names-you-should-know brief paragraph Vexations (talk) 23:14, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
    • With some of the references above, I withdraw my nomination. She is still failing WP:ARTIST, but there are quite enough sources to support WP:GNG. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 15:46, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

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