Malaquias Montoya -- Premeditated: Mediations on Capitol Punishment

Malaquias Montoya, the renouned Chicano artist, speaks about his most recent show of paintings and posters, "Premediatated: Meditations on Capitol Punishment", which is showing at the Nelson Gallery after its tour though 8 American cities. The show visually ties together lynchings, police brutality, and executions, while asking how we have been able to ignore the inhumanity of state-sponsored executions. An inspiring artist, activist, and teacher, Malaquias Montoya talks about his teaching philosophy, his creative process, and what has kept him going as a political artist for nearly 40 years. Recorded by Danielle Fodor on 19 May 2006.