Round 58: FREE SOMEONE Tee (White)

Free Someone celebrates Houston artists who have overcome
adversity to become renowned for their artwork in public
places, using the city’s landscape as their canvas. Graffiti
is typically painted without permission, yet BE SOMEONE,
prominently displayed over I-45, has been embraced by
the public, questioning the relationship between public art
without permission and public art by commission.
GONZO247, Phillip O. Perez (Article), Lee Washington
(Theonelee), Erik Del Rio (Colors oner), Iris Karami, Craig “BBC”
Long, Chandrika Metivier and DUAL have come together to
highlight their journey with collaborators, appreciators, and
law enforcement over the last thirty years. Court cases, news
stories, documentary films, large scale murals, and
Hip-Hop music all tell a complex and unfinished history,
educating audiences about graffiti art in Houston while
encouraging viewers to free someone - the artist within.