This document summarizes and discusses the work of performance artist Guillermo Gomez Pena. It provides background on his upbringing in Mexico City and training in the US. It describes his work as exploring issues of immigration, language politics, and 'extreme culture'. It discusses his concept of 'post-mexican' identity and rejection of traditional national identities. The document presents key ideas from his work around embodied knowledge, bordering as a strategy, and opening spaces for inclusion and justice. It raises critical questions about performance art's relationship to authority and risk of normalization.