Richard Meyer studies modern and contemporary art, with an emphasis on twentieth-century American art, cultural studies, gay and lesbian studies, censorship and the public sphere, and the history of photography. His research is particularly concerned with the ongoing cultural debate over sexuality and gender and its effects upon modern art and visual culture. Professor Meyer's work has appeared in a variety of venues, ranging from art journals and museum publications to anthologies of lesbian and gay theory and literary criticism. He recently completed two book projects: Art and Queer Culture, 1885-present, an illustrated survey, and What was Contemporary Art? a short history of the idea of contemporary art in the United States during the last 100 years.