Margaret Meehan

Needless to say I was super excited when I heard there was a new Muppet movie coming out and what does it mean that I started crying the first time…

Visual AIDS began Day With(out) Art on December 1st, 1989 as a national day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis. It was meant to inspire positive…

I live in Austin and while there is tons of art to see in this town, I believe that if you treat the state of Texas as one large city…

The final buzzer is about to ring and there is a very small window of time to go and see Reality Is Only A Rorschach Ink-Blot, You Know: Lisa Choinacky.…

While researching for work I’m currently making in the studio I’ve become obsessed with white and its false reputation of purity. Here are just a few token examples of white…

Similar but Different #22: Waiting For Winter But Will Settle For (a) Fall,  daydreaming about grey skies, empty branches and temperatures below 60 degrees. http://youtu.be/mRhVI7cpcS4 Amy Cutler- Above the Fjord,…

Adding my voice to the peanut gallery I’d like to mention a few other notable exhibitions, openings and lectures happening this fall. So get on your walking shoes, pick out…

If you missed Lady Gaga’s male drag performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last night then you also missed the shock on the faces of many celebrity audience members.…

Yes it’s still 105 degrees in Austin and while it may be hard to believe, the students and traffic are back signaling that Fall Semester 2011 has begun. To help…

Every December I wait anxiously for The Lives They Lived edition of The New York Times. It’s not because I am morbidly wanting to see who died so much as…

I’ve been wanting to write about The Reading Room for some time now. Directly across from the Cotton Bowl and Exposition Park, The Reading Room is the antithesis to stadium…

I have to admit it’s been a hard year. Since last July Art and I have had a rocky relationship. After 2 decades of unconditional love I began to question…

In doing research for an upcoming exhibition I couldn’t believe the amount  of contemporary art based on chandeliers out in the world. For Similar but Different #20 let me illuminate…

Mirror Mirror #7 features artists Salvador Castillo, Michael Anthony García, and Hector Hernandez also known as the collective Los Outsiders. They met in 2006 and since meeting have come together…

I drove up to Houston a few weeks ago to attend the DiverseWorks auction and while there I had the  chance to visit a few galleries and museums.  Upside Down:…

With an economy that is closing many galleries, combining institutions, affecting artists’ practice and curtailing art publications it is encouraging to find someone willing to swim against the stream. Ariel…

In honor of Father’s Day and Dads who are in, all about or surrounded by, art – I present Similar but Different #19: Big Pop-pa, an eclectic mix and match…

Officially the first day of summer is not until June 21st, but according to my thermostat and our electric bill it’s already too hot. Similar but Different #18: Cold as…

In America, especially Texas, guns and gun imagery are prevalent within our culture. The violence of guns & knives goes hand in hand with sex as an example of our…

I’m a huge fan of obsessive-compulsive art making especially when it is subtle and pulls you in for a rewarding surprise of a gem. Such work gives a personal thank…