-He juxtaposes high and low cultures
-He shows "pre Colombian vatos in his box"
-Reversed anthropology
-"Performance artist is an artist who wears many hats to show many different attributes
-Uses performance art because he and others in his group can become chameleons
-Did Crucifixion piece in San Fransisco to be shown as public enemy of San Fran to Cali to US
-Mexercise: Smoke in/ Smoke out
-Impromptu pulling over by police
-Made Aztec jello mold man
-When looking at him in the box you would think he is a witch doctor but up close you actually see non ritualized material and props
-Visitors can and do confess to Pena by kneeling and speaking into microphone to talk about racial issue or stories they have encountered
-He believes he can do more than activists as a performance artist because of freedom with art.
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