Hello friends and art history enthusiasts! Out of all the video essays I’ve made so far, this one by far has been the most in depth, interactive, and time-consuming to make, but one I’m very proud of and will cherish. I spent a week working at the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival and met such incredible artists, musicians, and academics who taught me so much in such a short span of time. One participant, Imilla Skate, an all-woman skate crew from Cochabamba Bolivia, really inspired me to make this video centered on the radical weight that graffiti art holds as an art medium in the capitalist sphere. I hope this video teaches you something and I hope that you, too, are inspired by this amazing group of women. Follow them on Instagram!