The Art of Ethnic Tensions: Guillermo Gomez-Pena uses theatrics to erase borders
U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 30, 1992, p. 79
Guillermo Gomez-Pena's work focuses on tensions between Latino and Anglo Americans.
Gomez-Pena is a Mexican-born performance artist who uses monologues recited in a mix English and Spanish to represent the confusion that plagues the immigrant experiences. He also utilizes costumes and at times demands his audience separates themselves by race and linguistic abilities to depict the adversity that immigrants face in their new country.
ITEM 1992.060 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Guillermo Gomez-Pena