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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Barrington Stage 2016 Front Page
Programming Theatre That Matters
By: - Jan 14th, 2016Barrington Stage is the first to announce its program for the 2016 season. For the winter blues there will be the 10x10 New Play Festival February 11-28. The shoulder season warms up with previews beginning May 10 with the world premiere of a musical "Presto Change-o."
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Revenant Film
One for the Ages
By: - Jan 14th, 2016What's left when a great director extracts the heart and soul of an actor through a stunning performance? Brando was never the same after Last Tango. Is there any gas in the tank for DiCaprio after being mauled and mangled in the stunning epic The Revenant?
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Requiem Word
For a Heavy Weight
By: - Jan 14th, 2016What's left of an actor when a great director extracts the performance of a lifetime from an actor. Brando was never the same after Last Tango in Paris. Now we wonder if there is anything left in the tank of Leonardo DiCaprio who was mauled not just by the bear but the director as well in the masterpiece Revenant.
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Requiem Word
For a Heavy Weight
By: - Jan 14th, 2016Life is a journey which we begin and end alone.
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John Stomberg Discusses Hood Museum Front Page
51 Million Expansion Designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien
By: - Jan 13th, 2016Recently we visited Dartmouth College where we learned that the Hood Museum of Art will close in March for renovations to begin this summer. We discussed these plans with an old friend, John Stomberg, who has just arrived in Hanover as the new director of the museum.
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OMG Word
Ch ch ch changes
By: - Jan 13th, 2016In Macbeth Shakespeare wrote 'Nothing in his life became him like the ending of it." With a final work Lazarus the ever morphing Bowie slipped gracefully into the cosmos.
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Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival Front Page
2016 Headliners Smokey Robinson and Chick Corea
By: - Jan 12th, 2016The 39th annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the world’s longest-running major jazz events, will be held on Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). This year’s festival will feature headliner Smokey Robinson; Chick Corea Trilogy; Joey Alexander; Steps Ahead Reunion; Pieces of a Dream; Pat Martino Organ Trio plus Horns; and Christian Scott, among many others.
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Pamela Tatge New Head of Jacob's Pillow Front Page
Executive Director Takes Over in April
By: - Jan 12th, 2016Pamela Tatge comments, “It will be an honor and a thrill for me to have the opportunity to lead Jacob’s Pillow’s next stage of development. The Pillow’s leading role as a dance presenter, its support of artistic development and new work, and its deep audience engagement programming is of vital importance nationally and internationally; its educational and archival resources are unmatched. The passion and dedication of the Pillow’s Board and staff is palpable and inspiring. I look forward to working with them and to partnering with regional, national, and international dance artists and colleagues to continue the work of this truly extraordinary organization.”
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Bowie's Lazarus: Departing This World with Music Front Page
A Final Work by David Bowie and Edna Walsh
By: - Jan 11th, 2016The review of the musical "Lazarus" by David Bowie and Edna Walsh, directed by Ivo van Hove was in the works long before the announcement of Bowie's passing. The author, critic Edward Rubin, has opted to treat this as a note added to the review rather than lead as an obituary. The point is to cover as fresh and current the work of a great genius and unique artist of his generation. Tickets to the off Broadway production sold out almost immediately.
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Robert Morgan's Large Watercolors Front Page
AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H
By: - Jan 11th, 2016The occasion of an opening for Large Watercolors by Robert Morgan inspired a winter break weekend. On Friday night we visited the spacious and lively AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. We spent Saturday at Dartmouth College in nearby Hanover viewing the Orozco murals and works in the Hood Museum of Art. There was a lot of remarkable work to enjoy and think about.
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Dinosaurs in Their Time in Pittsburgh Front Page
Displayed at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
By: - Jan 11th, 2016What began in 1899 with the discovery of Diplodocus carnegii eventually led to the museum’s current Dinosaurs in Their Time, the first permanent exhibition in the world to feature scientifically accurate, immersive environments spanning the Age of Dinosaurs—arranged chronologically and filled with actively posed original fossil specimens.
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Blinding Blizzard Word
Pre Dawn Surgery
By: - Jan 10th, 2016First couple of years an East Boston landlord. Told Astrid she would move in when Serbian tenants from hell completed lease that summer. They skipped mid winter. The first floor was all her's. We shared the other two. For awhile I charged a right reasonable rent. She refused after we were engaged.
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Elvis in London Word
Frigid Spring Break
By: - Jan 08th, 2016Mid March spring break in London proved to be brisk and cold. But that didn't daunt half naked club kids in Piccadilly where the spirit of Elvis loomed large.
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Limoncello Word
Taste of Sorrento
By: - Jan 07th, 2016With shaded groves they grow gigantic lemons in Sorrento.
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Jazz Singers at Library of Congress Front Page
Exhibition on View in D.C.
By: - Jan 07th, 2016An exhibition opening next month at the Library of Congress will offer perspectives on the art of vocal jazz, featuring singers and song stylists from the 1920s to the present. "Jazz Singers" will open on Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Performing Arts Reading Room Foyer on the first level of the Library’s James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
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Shanghai Dawn Word
First View of China
By: - Jan 07th, 2016After a grueling day of travel from Boston we arrived exhausted in China. It had been a rough night but we were in for a surprise at first light.
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The Rain Room in LA Front Page
Bone Dry California Enjoys Unique LACMA Exhibition
By: - Jan 06th, 2016How does the special exhibition at LACMA, The Rain Room, work? Tim Rushby-Smith of the Royal Academy of Engineering said, ”The Rain Room installation includes injection moulded tiles, solenoid valves, pressure regulators, custom software, 3D tracking cameras, steel beams and 2,500 litres of water creating a downpour of a thousand litres of rain each minute.
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Obama's Emo Word
Tears for Carnage
By: - Jan 06th, 2016Revealing plans for an executive order to initiate efforts for gun control, blocked b a conservative Congress, President Obama choked up. He shed tears remembering slaughter of first graders and kids gunned down every day in Chicago. When will the nation face the reality that guns do kill people. Yes to second amendment rights for personal and home protection, recreation, hunting and sport. No to lack of controls putting weapons in the hands of gangs, criminals, terrorists and hate mongers. End the killing before it's too late.
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Gardens of Suzhou Word
Ancient Scholar's Groves
By: - Jan 05th, 2016From Shanghai we boarded a mobbed train to Suzhou. There we spent the day in ancient gardens designed by scholars as groves for meditation.
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Rocky Captivity Word
Michelangelo in Maine
By: - Jan 05th, 2016Pope Julius II, a Della Rovere, commissioned Michelangelo to create a massive tomb. In various states of finish he worked on the Slaves for its base. The project was abandoned and downsized when a Medici, Leo X, dispatched him to Florence to work on the Lorenzo and Giuliano tombs. Imagine our shock and surprise when we found his Slaves bound by giant boulders in Maine.
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Talking Heads Word
Dishing the Dirt
By: - Jan 04th, 2016Life at court. Affairs and diversions at the famous salon of Madam de Pompadour. Talking heads tumbled into baskets beneath the guillotine. Revenge for idle chatter while peasants starved. One might say just like today.
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Kinky Boots Word
Rough Trade on Mean Streets
By: - Jan 04th, 2016The rough trade of tranny street workers has made its way to Broadway with the musical Kinky Boots. It's entertainment for tourists. Or fodder for a fringe indy film like Tangerine. Here we take a walk on the wild side.
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Visiting Exotic Andalusia Front Page
The Moorish Heritage of Spain
By: - Jan 04th, 2016Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492. But their heritage strongly identifies unique architecture, culture and cuisine in Andalusia. During the winter season it is the warmest region in Europe for leisure, vacations and tourism.
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Shaz Khan Star of the Feature Film Moor Front Page
Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
By: - Jan 04th, 2016One of the largest film festivals in North America is the annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), now in its 27th year. This year my focus is “Award Buzz” film entries. These films have an opportunity to be considered as candidates for Oscar nominations in the category of “Best Foreign Film for 2015.
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Kid Talk Word
Don't Ask
By: - Jan 02nd, 2016At a dinner party a woman seated next to President Calvin Coolidge struck up a conversation. "Mr. President" she said "I have a bet with my friends that I can make you say more than three words." Turning to her Coolidge responded "Madam, you lose."
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