Over There Some Place

Houston Museum of African American Culture presents the exhibition Over There Some Place.

This exhibition is composed of works by emerging artists in Houston, Texas, and is curated by Dominic R. Clay. The artists featured are Vernon Akili, Blake Bean, Mack Bishop, Lee Carrier, Lakita Costner, Christie Leday, Romeo Clay Robinson, and Farrah Smith.

The work on view will discuss the idea of deference within the African Diaspora from a southern perspective. Each artist will provide contextual ideas of identity through their own practicing media.

Cohesive yet ambiguous, the title of Over There Some Place derives from a sculptural piece created by Houston native artist and Rome Prize Winner Bert Long, Jr. In 1987, Bert created a piece entitled Over Here, Some Where, Over There Some Place. Aesthetically, Bert used ten different media to create a piece in rumination of wonder and gander. A bird perched upon a mossy branch embodies a motif of oversight inside of uncharted territory.

This title furthermore encompasses a very important homage to African American identity and the result of geological displacement. In spite of the separation of land and language, these artisans will celebrate our beautiful diaspora through their own chosen disciplines.