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Alejandro Diaz American, b. 1963
Quality, 2012Alternating blinking neon on clear plexi39 x 10 x 3 in
99.06 x 25.4 x 7.62 cmEdition 2 of 5 plus 2 AP‘Quality’ is a limited edition light-installation that catches the eye immediately. Similar to his other works, Diaz gets his message across in a succinct, clear, and interesting way. 'I’m not...‘Quality’ is a limited edition light-installation that catches the eye immediately. Similar to his other works, Diaz gets his message across in a succinct, clear, and interesting way.
"I’m not going to mince words, so when I was growing up, there was this kind of understanding that art made by people who were white was somehow more professional than art coming from a Mexican artist, whose work was ‘wonky’ or ‘weird’, or not considered museum standard. So the whole issue of what is quality work. Why is one thing quality and another not?"
-Alejandro Diaz