Death To America(n Excess)

by Jean-Luc Renault

Internationally renowned artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña is one of the most dynamic and provocative voices on the contemporary-art scene.

Possibly the understatement of the year.

Dynamic?

Sometimes he gets creative and fellates the microphone. Or fondles himself.

Provocative?

See above.

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Guillermo Gómez-Peña Spits It Out

by Jenn Harris

"My testicles feel like they are floating on chipotle sauce," he said. "All real and confusing, no?" At one point, he groped himself for a good half minute or so. Maybe this was his way of shocking people into listening. Whatever the reason, I can almost guarantee that after that, everyone in the audience was paying attention. Maybe this was his way of shocking people into listening.

Whatever the reason, I can almost guarantee that after that, everyone in the audience was paying attention...