"The Year of the White Bear" was sometimes accompanied by a performance piece entitled "New World (B)Order", which Chicago Reader art critic Carmela Rago called "the denouement of the performance installation at the Field Museum; using irony and humor Gomez-Pena and Fusco allowed us to contemplate the next step--being part of a world border culture, reclaiming our humanity and our hearts." The artists also worked with filmmaker Paula Heredia to create "The Couple in the Cage: Guatianaui Odyssey", a documentary that records several performances for "The Year of the White Bear" as well as viewer reactions to the work.