Charles Giuliano
Bio:
Publisher & Editor. Charles was the director of exhibitions for the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University where he taught art history and the humanities. He taugh tModern Art and the Avant-garde for Metropolitan College of Boston University. After many years as a contributor, columnist and editor for a range of print publications from Art New England, Art News, the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Herald Traveler and Patriot Ledger, to mention a few, he went on line with Maverick Arts which evolved into a website.
Recent Articles:
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Ragtime at Goodspeed Front Page
Not To Be Missed
By: - Jun 01st, 2025A strength of this production is the outstanding performances of the leading characters, Michael Wordly as Coalhouse Walker, Mami Parris as Mother, and David R Gordon as Tateh; each truly embodies the role and has the vocal chops to handle the music.
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From The Dishwasher Dialogues Front Page
Leroy Haynes, Charles Bukowski and Simone De Beauvoir
By: - Jun 01st, 2025Leroy’s silent advice was always there, don’t get too comfy, son, life’s tough and it’s not going to get easier. Unlike Manhattan where I had previously lived, Paris, was not menacing. Never did I sense that there were places or quartiers where I shouldn’t venture.
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Barringtpn Stage Update Front Page
Will Van Dyke, Jeff Talbott, and Derik Lee release “Squirrel in the Wind”
By: - May 30th, 2025Will Van Dyke, Jeff Talbott, and Derik Lee release “Squirrel in the Wind” on Joy Machine Records. The track is the first single of a two song EP fuzzy (Barrington Stage Company Sessions), featuring music and lyrics by Van Dyke & Talbott and performed by Cass Morgan and John Cariani.
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Beauford Delaney at the Drawing Center Front Page
In the Medium of Life
By: - May 30th, 2025Michael Rosenfeld Gallery is excited to announce the opening of In the Medium of Life: The Drawings of Beauford Delaney at The Drawing Center in SoHo. Curated by Executive Director Laura Hoptman and Assistant Curator Rebecca DiGiovanna, the exhibition features approximately ninety works on paper from each period of Delaney’s career, offering a rare survey of his stylistic evolution
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John Dunnigan at Gallery NAGA Front Page
Possible Necessities
By: - May 28th, 2025Gallery NAGA is pleased to announce its season closing exhibition, "Possible Necessities," featuring new studio furniture by renowned artist John Dunnigan. This marks Dunnigan's first solo exhibition at Gallery NAGA. The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog with an essay by Glenn Adamson, Curator at Large, Vitra Design Museum.
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Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) Spotlight Series Front Page
Past, Present, and Future: What Is Music For
By: - May 28th, 2025BSO collaborator Yo-Yo Ma, encompasses four talks and four musical performances with an array of compelling scholars and performers (Aug. 2–12). The annual Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) Spotlight Series this year features: Ma and historian Heather Cox Richardson (Aug. 2), art critic Sebastian Smee and musicians Sam Amidon and Shahzad Ismaily (Aug. 9), and violinist Vijay Gupta, journalist Steve Lopez, and Juilliard’s Lesley Rosenthal (Aug. 23).
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Harmony and Disharmony Front Page
Understanding Evil in Daoism
By: - May 27th, 2025Rather than focusing on inherent “evil,” Daoism often addresses what we might perceive as evil in terms of disharmony, imbalance, or deviation from the natural Way (Dao). Actions or situations perceived as evil often arise when individuals or systems operate out of alignment with the natural flow, driven by excessive desire, forced action, or unnatural striving (Wei).
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Berkshire Arts and Culture Alliance Front Page
Advocates for Economic, Tourism, and Infrastructure Needs
By: - May 27th, 2025The leaders of ten arts and culture institutions from across Berkshire County have convened the Berkshire Arts and Culture Alliance (BACA) to advocate for the economic, tourism, and infrastructure needs of arts and culture organizations in the county.
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The Dishwasher Dialogues, Paris, Two Front Page
Undocumented Getting a Real Job
By: - May 26th, 2025In the 1970s the artists Gregory Light and Rafael Mahdavi were undocumented living under the radar in Paris. They were paid in cash with tips by a friendly bistro. It was just enough to scrape by. This chapter of Dishwasher Dialogues recounts efforts to get “real jobs," secure mail boxes and bank accounts.
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The Good Dog Foundation Gala Front Page
For a Good Cause
By: - May 24th, 2025The evening promised not only an opportunity to support the foundation’s impactful work, but also a chance to mingle, pet, and cuddle the foundation’s beloved therapy dogs.
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Major Installation by Jeffrey Gibson at Mass MoCA Front Page
A Prime Example of DEI Programming That Trump Hopes to Eliminate
By: - May 22nd, 2025"Power Full Because We Are Different" is a monumental installation by Native American artist Jeffrey Gibson. The inspiration and intent of the project is to articulate and express the concept of the “two-spirit,” a third gender that is both—and neither—male and female and is embraced by many Indigenous cultures. Significantly the far right regime of President Donald Trump has rescinded a $50,000 NEA grant for this ambitious and expansive project.
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Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World Front Page
Fall at Peabody Essex Museum
By: - May 19th, 2025This fall, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents an exhibition that explores the fashion, art and creative philosophy of Singaporean designer and visual artist Andrew Gn. Making its North American debut, Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World illuminates the contemporary designer’s life and legacy, showcasing nearly 100 stunning works, including clothing, accessories, original illustrations and digital media.
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From The Dishwasher Dialogues Front Page
Parisians Sans Haute Couture
By: - May 18th, 2025Down and out in Paris in the 1970s Greg LIght and Rafael Mahdavi scraped by as kitchen help at the popular and colorful Chez Haynes. Their self published book about their adventures of surviving down and out in Paris, Dishwasher Dialogues, has become a hit. That inspired them to post a weekly blog. We are launching them as our Parisian correspondents. This blast concerns how the homeless survive harsh winters.
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Made in the Mill Front Page
Eclipse Mill Gallery
By: - May 16th, 2025Resident Artists and Authors from the Eclipse Mill show their work during Berkshire Art Week.
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Finding Clarity in The Now Front Page
Taiji, Meditation, and the Art of Presence
By: - May 14th, 2025Practices like Taiji and meditation serve as invaluable anchors, gently guiding us back to this present awareness, offering a path to clarity, peace, and authentic living. The goal is to cultivate a state of present moment awareness where we engage fully with what is, unfiltered by the layers of judgment, expectation, and predisposition that so often cloud our perception.
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Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends Front Page
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Jacob’s Pillow Live Front Page
Free Streaming All Summer
By: - May 08th, 2025This year’s livestreamed performances will feature the highly anticipated return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Season Opening Gala, and the Doris Duke Theatre’s inaugural program — along with a wide spectrum of dance genres including ballet, West African dance, contemporary, tap, and Afro-Latin jazz and soul. Performances will be broadcast live from the historic Ted Shawn Theatre, the newly reimagined Doris Duke Theatre, and the iconic Henry J. Leir Stage.
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Trump Defunds MASS MoCA Front Page
Cancels Grant for Jeffrey Gibson Exhibition
By: - May 06th, 2025On Friday night, the National Endowment for the Arts sent MASS MoCA an email notification of the termination of our awarded grant for the support of Jeffrey Gibson’s commission POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT.
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Less Than Smashing Front Page
A Musical from TV to Broadway
By: - May 04th, 2025If you are expecting a faithful translation of the 2012-13 TV series, you may be disappointed. Changes have occurred in transferring Smash to the Broadway stage. Characters have new names, some characters have been added to the cast, and the backstory of some of the characters has changed dramatically.
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Count Basie Band in Pittsfield Front Page
Headlined Pittsfield CityJazz Festival
By: - May 04th, 2025The annual Pittsfield Jazz Festival ended last night with the legendary Count Basie Band. Now some 90-years-old it has been led by Scotty Barnhart since 2013.
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Clark Art Institute Summer 2025 Front Page
A Room of Her Own: Women Artists in Britain, 1875–1945
By: - May 03rd, 2025Celebrating twenty-five women artists working in Britain between 1875 and 1945, the Clark Art Institute presents A Room of Her Own: Women Artists in Britain, 1875–1945 featuring 87 paintings, drawings, prints, stained glass, embroidery, and other decorative arts.
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Flemish Masters at Peabody Essex Museum Front Page
Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks
By: - May 01st, 2025The exhibition, co-organized by the Denver Art Museum and The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp, features rarely exhibited masterpieces by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Hans Memling, Jan Gossaert, Jan Brueghel, Clara Peeters, Jacob Jordaens, Frans Francken II and Michaelina Wautier, among many others. Prior to Salem it was on view in Denver and Montreal
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Two Cuban Women at the Museum of Fine Arts Front Page
Rituals for Remembering: María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Ana Mendieta,
By: - Apr 29th, 2025This focused exhibition brings together works from the MFA’s collection by María Magdalena Campos-Pons (born 1959) and Ana Mendieta (1948–1985). Though the artists never met, their work shares a reckoning with displacement and exile from their homes in Cuba, a deep reverence for the landscape, and a transformative use of natural elements like water, earth, and fire.
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Beyond Belief Front Page
Freedom from Bitterness Through Knowing
By: - Apr 28th, 2025Moving beyond bitterness is not about forcing forgiveness or pretending the past didn’t happen. It is about recognizing where we are investing our energy. Are we feeding the rigid beliefs that keep the wound infected?
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Huntington Theatre 26/26 Season Front Page
Seven Plays
By: - Apr 24th, 2025Huntington Norma Jean Calderwood Artistic Director Loretta Greco and Executive Director Christopher Mannelli announce seven titles in The Huntington’s electrifying 2025/26 season, featuring poignant fresh works, a bitingly funny comedy, and a love-affirming contemporary musical – powerful stories about love and family, both epic and intimate in scale and scope.
