Guillermo was born in 1955 and raised in Mexico City. He went to the National Autonomous University of Mexico where he studied linguistics and literature. In 1978 he moved to California and studied post-studio art at the California Institute of Art. He has received several recognitions including the 1989 New york Bessie award, the1991 MacArthur Fellowship and the Prix de la Parole at the 1989 International Theatre of the Americas. He likes to produce pieces that engage the brain as well as the heart. In his early work he gives a glimpse into the U.S. and Mexican relations, racial issues, and post-colonial issues. Then he began to look at borders all around the world. He uses lots of mediums to express his art he is know for using the Internet, radio, performance art, and literature among other things. He is very interactive and like to get in your face and most of his work is out there!
One well know performance piece was 1992's Two undiscovered Amerindians Visit. It was a cage where he and Coco Fusco lived in for three day. They did stereotypical things and allowed people to interact with them. It was their idea to let the audience's fantasies be portrayed.
Another famous piece was1986's End of The Line where a table was placed on the Tijuana-San Diego beach and dinner was set for both Americans and Mexicans together. During the dinner the participants traded places and were in the other national territory! He did this to stress the flexibility of human contact and disturb cultural borders.
"A peace maker in the world's culture clash"
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