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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MASS MoCA Announces Events Front Page
Ladie's Choice for Winter
By: - Dec 07th, 2016Sliding into the Holiday season followed by the dead of wintwr Mass MoCA is looking on the bright side. The North Adams based mega museum has posted a full schedule of enticing upcoming events. It's time to mark the calendar.
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Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 Front Page
Pastiche of War and Peace
By: - Dec 07th, 2016What started Off Broadway at Ars Nova, with three steps in between, has transferred to Broadway. Based on a 70 page slice of Tolstoy's War and Peace the explosively inovative Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 is the one to beat as best musical come awards season.
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The Big Uncut Flick by Todd Michael Front Page
At NY's Theatre Row's Studio Theatre
By: - Dec 07th, 2016In the early days of television in the 1950s stations provided low budget filler by showing second rate B movies. The usual formula was to have a host, in this case a couple, who introduced the films and pitched products during breaks. This is the theme of Todd Michael's new play The Big Uncut Flick which is having an Off Broadway run.
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Slice of Life Word
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Pea-Brained Emperor Word
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Nelson Algren Bio by Mary Wisniewski Front Page
Wrote The Man With the Golden Arm
By: - Dec 05th, 2016Nelson Algren was a star in Chicago’s bright literary firmament, but his light dimmed in the years after he won the 1950 National Book Award for The Man With the Golden Arm and acclaim for a few other works. A new biography by Mary Wisniewski explores Algren the man and Algren the writer and how one influenced the other.
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Pygmalion in Chicago Front Page
Remy Bumppo Theatre's Production
By: - Dec 05th, 2016Remy Bumppo uses Shaw’s original script but adds some mid-century touches and a new character—an older version of Eliza, named Elizabeth, personified by Jane deLaubenfels. Elizabeth appears at beginning, middle and end of the play to honor the memory of what took place in the boxed-up rooms that used to be Higgins’ “laboratory” on Wimpole Street.
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Sandy at Sardi's Front Page
Broadway Stars at ATCA Lunch
By: - Dec 05th, 2016During the Fall meeting of American Theatre Critics Association there was the traditional lunch wih the stars at Sardi's. Our correspoindent Sandy Katz was on hand to soak up the fun and files this spirited report.
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Tom Wahl in Act of God Front Page
Florida"s GableStage
By: - Dec 05th, 2016Carbonell Award-winning actor Tom Wahl portrays the Lord in GableStage’s funny, engaging production of “An Act of God,” which is on-stage through Dec. 18 as the company’s first 2016-17 production.
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Matronly Mentor Word
Delphic Sibyl of Annisquam
By: - Nov 28th, 2016Dispensing tea and sympathy, homemade root beer actually, the regal Mrs. Gardner, British born, nudged and challenged me into thinking. Why study Latin, a dead language, that you can't speak she asked? Then flummoxed now I know the answer.
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Mass MoCA Free to Berkshire Folks Front Page
No Charge for Admission Dec. 1 to 21
By: - Nov 26th, 2016The holiday season comes early this year. From December 1 through 21, MASS MoCA opens its doors and waives admission to all Berkshire County residents. MASS MoCA hopes to welcome as many friends and neighbors as possible with its first-ever Free Berkshire County program.
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Holiday Leftovers Front Page
The New Agit-Prop
By: - Nov 26th, 2016A friend wrote of spending Thanksgiving in the kitchen and concern that I had passed mine contemplating the pending decline and fall of an American empire. The response set forth some concerns for the new era of social and political commentary. The end is near and starts now.
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Legendary Art Dealer Dick Bellamy Front Page
Judith E. Stein's Biography Eye of the Sixties
By: - Nov 24th, 2016"Eye of the Sixties: Richard Bellamy and the Transformation of Art" by author Judith E. Stein has fleshed out an essential and enigmatic chapter in contemporary art. While entirely absorbed with the artists he discovered and exhibited Bellamy had an oddly contrarian indifference to making sales. When the artists he championed soared in the red hot art market he was nowhere to be seen. Reflecting his Eurasian heritage Bellamy was more a monk with a begging bowl than an aggressive gallerist.
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Commodus the Gladiator Emperor Word
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Ameliorate Word
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Photographer Eric Myrvaagnes' Stunning Book Front Page
Captured by Light: Black and White Photographs- Fifty Years
By: - Nov 22nd, 2016The elegant, exquisitely designed and printed book "Captured by Light: Black and White Photographs-Fifty Years" summarizes a lifetime of work by Eric Myrvaagnes.
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Augustus Word
Imperial Persona
By: - Nov 22nd, 2016Gazing at my imperial presence in the bathroom mirror after a shower.
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Topher Payne’s Perfect Arrangement Front Page
At Florida's Island City Stage
By: - Nov 22nd, 2016The leadership of the multi-award winning Island City Stage, a bold and daring Wilton company near Ft. Lauderdale is dedicated to “producing theatrical experiences that positively impact the LGBT and general community,." “Perfect Arrangement” by Topher Payne centers on an effort to track down and fire homosexuals who worked for the U.S. government in the 1950s. .
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King Charles III At Chicago Shakespeare Front Page
After the Queen Dies
By: - Nov 21st, 2016This is a thoughtful drama (with comic lines) about the nature of law and constitutionality and father-son relationships. Director Gary Griffin takes Mike Bartlett’s carefully shaped story and brings out its drama, compassion and relevance to the day’s events.
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Depth in Venice Word
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2017 Whitney Biennial Front Page
Sixty Three Artists to be Shown from March 17 to June 1
By: - Nov 19th, 2016The Whitney Museum of American Art was founded in 1931 and opened its first of several venues in 1931. Initially American art was viewed as inferior to the School of Paris. That shifted after WWII with the ascent of the New York School. Early on the museum mounted Annuals which eventually evolved into Biennials. They have long been regarded as reflecting the latest developments in the field. With 63 participating artists the 2017 Whitney Biennial (March 17 to June 1) continues that tradition.
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New Oracles Word
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Remembering Edward Albee Front Page
A Critic Recalls Interactions with the Playwright
By: - Nov 18th, 2016When Edward Albee died, the social networks were inundated with spontaneous comments. One admirer reminisced about the exquisite instructions on preparing the perfect crème brulee in Counting the Ways and made me realize how many such excerpts have stayed in my mind over the years. I’ve been thinking about them like memorializing snapshots – all those stimulating tricks with words, like Agnes wondering whether she can say “I dropped upstairs” and Jerry asking about saying “A dog I knew.”
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Tony Winning Play on the Road Front Page
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
By: - Nov 18th, 2016The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time closed on Broadway in September after 800 performances (including 23 previews) and won five Tony Awards, including Best Play and garnering a host of other honors. Our correspondent reports on the touring company that performed briefly in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Winter at The Mount Front Page
Events Through February
By: - Nov 18th, 2016Now that it is assured of ongoing financial stability The Mount, a landmark in the Berkshires, is moving toward increased winter programming., Here is a schedule of upcoming events.
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