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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Sirens Word
Ulysess Just Wanted To Listen
By: - Dec 01st, 2015In the court of pubic opinion there is no art. Or what there is lacks edge, risk or originality. The best way to make art is to make art. Then some more and more after that. Some of it may be Ok but probably not. Which makes it good or really really bad. Mostly it's just doing it.
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Charming Beaufort, South Carolina Front Page
The Old South and Its Gracious Living
By: - Dec 01st, 2015The old south lives in the quaint seaside charm of Beaufort, South Carolina just 70 miles from Charleston. It indeed deserves her status as “Queen of the Carolina Sea island.”
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Hamilton’s Leslie Odom plays Burr Front Page
Discussing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hip-Hopera
By: - Nov 30th, 2015Between the matinee and evening performances of the smash Broadway musical, Hamilton, we met backstage with Leslie Odom who plays Aaron Burr. The meeting was arranged by Jack Lyons, a California critic and friend of the actor's family. In a cramped dressing room we were joined by Florida based critic William Hirschman. This resulted in a lively, insightful discussion of the show and its unique casting which is causing a paradigm shift for Broadway musicals.
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Frank Stella at the Whitney Front Page
Ad Astra Per Aspera
By: - Nov 29th, 2015In an Ivy League mashup, Yale grad, our man Martin Mugar, takes a go at Princeton alumnus Frank Stella. More on Zombie Formalism. Let the games begin.
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Low Winter Sun Word
Hearts in Darkness
By: - Nov 29th, 2015In New England our hearts and minds morph in response to the seasons. The hope of summer darkens with the scant light of winter. It is when we allow the tragic to invade for a time only to be purged with the return of spring.
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First Light Word
Prisoner's Last Meal
By: - Nov 28th, 2015For his last meal the condemned man ordered Maine lobster. That didn't fit the warden's budget.
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The Miracle of Long Johns by David Lefkowitz Front Page
Theatre Critic Moonlighting in the Far Outhouse
By: - Nov 28th, 2015David Lefkowitz, a member of American Theatre Critics, as is his colleague Ed Rubin, moonlights as a stand up, sit down or whatever. This is a performance not to be taken lightly but those of us who give a shit about theatre.
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Artist Raphael Soyer Fine Arts
Russian Born American Master
By: - Nov 28th, 2015The Russian born brothers Soyer- Raphael, Moses and Isaac- were little men but giants of the era of Social Realism and the WPA. They painted the workers of New York. Pat Hills organized a retrospective for Raphael at the BU Art Gallery. I met him then and he signed a poster. Later I photographed Raphael in Provincetown.
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Sandy and Gerry on Broadway Front Page
Overview of ATCA-NY Conference
By: - Nov 28th, 2015Waving her cane earned Sandy Katz and her husband Gerry some nice perks to Broadway shows. This included an autographed Playbill from ninty-year-old Cicely Tyson starring in The Gin Game. In addition to shows they offer tips on accommodations, tours and dining.
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Buddy and Junior Music
Black and Blue on Saturday Night
By: - Nov 27th, 2015Blues men Buddy Guy and Junior Wells blew in from the windy city for a week at Sandy's in Beverly. There was a slow start early in the week but they tore the roof off on Saturday night.
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Visiting Belgium Front Page
From Beer to Waffles in Antwerp and Mechelen
By: - Nov 27th, 2015Belgium offers much to see in historical art and architecture. There are also delights to taste from the world's best beer to those paradigmatic waffles. Those familiar thick waffles were introduced to America at New York’s 1964 World’s Fair.
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The Gin Game Is Magnificent Front Page
A Triumph for James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson
By: - Nov 27th, 2015Treasures of their generation the 90-year-old Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones, now 84, are appearing in a heart warming production of that theatrical old chestnut, D. L. Coburn's "The Gin Game." The energy, wit, charm and humor they convey is inspirational and truly astonishing. This is a play for everyone who appreciates theatre at its very best.
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Charles III Reigns on Broadway Front Page
Dysfunctional Royals
By: - Nov 26th, 2015Now 67, Charles Prince of Wales has a death wish. The feisty British import 'Charles III' suggests what happens when the now 89-year-old Queen Elizabeth finally vacates the throne. This speculative but well reasoned dark fantasy posits that the death of his mother is just the beginning of more trouble for the royals.
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Black Friday Word
Mobs at the Mall
By: - Nov 26th, 2015Pushing away from the table a rush to the mall. Getting a jump on the annual feeding frenzy. Sweaters and socks, cameras and I Phones, perhaps diamonds and cars. Celebrating a child born long ago destined to die for our sins.
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Kick Stars JoAnna Rush Front Page
One Woman Show Off Broadway
By: - Nov 26th, 2015Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s direction allows JoAnna Rush to be unhindered in her mannerisms and movements. The various topics were heartbreaking; a woman’s struggle with trying to be on par with her male colleagues.
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Over the Boulders Word
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Tony Winner Fun Home Front Page
Poignantly In and Out of the Closet
By: - Nov 25th, 2015As the closeted father Bruce, Michael Cerveris won a Tony as the lead in the compelling musical Fun House. The story of his suicide and his coming out in small town Pennsylvania is narrated his his forty something lesbian daughter Alison. She is portrayed at thre age levels by Beth Malone, Emily Skeggs and as young Alison the simply adorable Gabriella Pizzolo.
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Visiting Poland with a Group of Educators Front Page
Sobering Lessons of Nazi Death Camps
By: - Nov 25th, 2015Sandy and Gerry Katz joined a group of educators touring the death camps of Poland. The teachers were engaging in field research as a part of developing their curriculum for teaching WWII history.
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Turkeys Word
American Classic with a Gallic Flavor
By: - Nov 24th, 2015Invited to Thanksgiving some years ago by my uncle Bill Giuliano and his wife Esterre she served turkey cooked with a Gallic flavor. The bird was roasted with a white wine glaze. Inspired by her while celebrating we are sobered by the slaughter in Paris as well as those gunned down in American cities under siege through crime and racism.
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Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge Front Page
A Stark Minimalist Production by Ivo van Hove
By: - Nov 24th, 2015In the centennial year of the birth of Arthur Miller the Olivier winning production of A View from the Bridge, directed by Ivo van Hove, has transferred from London's West End to Broadway. Evoking a classical Greek tragedy the director has stripped down the play to its bare essentials. In one, two hour act it is a test of physical and emotion endurance for the actors and their audience. The edgy production pushes the envelope for new ways to approach the canon of contemporary theatre.
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Spring Awakening Revived on Broadway Front Page
The Sound of Silence
By: - Nov 23rd, 2015Spring Awakening closed its initial Broadway run in 2009. Since then there have been many regional productions of the musical with a great score and compelling story of coming of age during the brutal and repressive zeitgeist of late 19th century Germany. Perversions and lustmord were endemic themes of the Weimar Republic. Nobody excelled at this quite like the banned and convicted Frank Wedekind.
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Silversea Spirit Cruises the Meditteranian Front Page
From Venice to Athens
By: - Nov 23rd, 2015During a luxury tour of the Mediterranean we were wined and dined with an array of themed restaurants aboard the Silversea Spirit. After days of exploring on land it was a pleasure to return to the ship for relaxation and entertainment.
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The Radical Son a World Premiere Front Page
Threshold Repertory Theatre in Charleston
By: - Nov 23rd, 2015Chris Weatherhead directed a memorable and riveting play"A Radical Son" diligently maximizing the use of the intimate black-box stage at Threshold Repertory Theatre in Charleston by using on-screen images to coordinate with the minimalist on-stage props. The play is having its world premiere.
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The Arts in Cuba Front Page
Music for Breakfast and Studio Visits
By: - Nov 22nd, 2015While in Cienfuegos, we had some interesting musical entertainment. After walking around the square, we climbed several flights of stairs to hear a special concert by the Choir of Cienfuegos, a chorus of about 24 local men and women, who performed a concert of Cuban and international songs and show tunes. One of them, incongruously, was the American folk song, “Shenandoah.”
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Hamilton Hip-Hops on Broadway Front Page
Game Changing Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
By: - Nov 22nd, 2015Hamilton, the hip-hop opera by Lin-Manuel Miranda is the most refreshing, titubating, brilliant and exciting musical to grace Broadway in decades. It follows his earlier, award winning "In the Heights." Now in his mid thirties Miranda is an immense talent to be reckoned with for years to come. He is a force for change in American culture. This hit show is sure to run for years on Broadway followed by a national tour and tons of regional productions. Hamilton is the greatest invention since sliced bread.
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