Richard Meyer is the Robert and Ruth Halperin Professor in Art History at

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

. Prior to joining Stanford, he was an

associate professor Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the ''Commonwealth system''. In the ''North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is a position ...

Art History Art history is the study of Work of art, artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Tradit ...

at the

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. He is the author of ''Outlaw Representation'', a book about censorship and homosexuality in American art, and ''What Was Contemporary Art?'', as well as a contributor to

Artforum ''Artforum'' is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art. The magazine is distinguished from other magazines by its unique 10½ × 10½ inch square format, with each cover often devoted to the work of an artist. Notably ...

magazine. In 2013, he co-authored the book ''

Art and Queer Culture ''Art & Queer Culture'' is a survey of artwork about the culture of sexual identity from the last 125 years. It is written by Catherine Lord and Richard Meyer. The book has three sections. The first of the two-part Survey Essay is by Richard ...

'', with

Catherine Lord Catherine Lord (born 1949) is an American artist, writer, curator, social activist, professor, scholar exploring themes of feminism, cultural politics and colonialism. In 2010, she was awarded the Harvard Arts Medal. Early life and education Bor ...

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