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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Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist Fine Arts
Traveling Exhibition of Vintage Paintings
By: - Apr 25th, 2015Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist is a full-scale exhibit of about 45 of Motley's paintings now on view at the Chicago Cultural Center. Along the corridor leading to the gallery is a display of information about Motley's life and work. Jazz age music plays on the gallery sound system. Prior to Chicago the exhibition was on view at the LA Country Museum of Art. The next stop if the Whitney Museum of American Art
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Fence Word
Back Yard Barbecue
By: - Apr 25th, 2015The landlord Mr. Padziba provided a delivery of old doors. With my pal Gerry we created a fence enclosing the patio behind my storefront in the Lower East Side.
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Summer of Love Word
Rescue of a Runaway
By: - Apr 25th, 2015During the Summer of Love Scott McKenzie sang "If you're going to San Francisco wear some flowers in your hair." In the Lower East Side we rescued a Flower Child from the reality of an escape from suburbia.
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Lotus Word
Benignly Resisting Authority
By: - Apr 25th, 2015Breaking away from repression she spent several years in the Orient. Returning home there was a harrowing conflict during a holiday dinner.
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Birthday Word
Twilight of the Don
By: - Apr 25th, 2015Under my roof he would proclaim laying down the law. Losing power over a family in conflict during the last days of the Don.
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Fear Eats Itself Word
Gnawing at Memory
By: - Apr 25th, 2015Trapped in the wild an animal will gnaw at and amputate it leg in order to regain its freedom. Is it any different from the artist struggling for liberation from restive memory?
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Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets Theatre
The Provincetown Theater Launches Season
By: - Apr 25th, 2015Inspired by the New York City Taxi Strike of 1934 the agit-prop play “Waiting for Lefty†by Clifford Odets was set for its Town Hall premiere that summer in Provincetown. The event was cancelled by the Board of Selectmen stating that “the play is about strikes and things, and gives people the wrong kind of ideas.†Recently the iconic play received its long overdue premiere at the Provincetown Theater.
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Martha Reeves & the Vandellas Rocks P’Town Music
Payomet Launches 2015 Season
By: - Apr 25th, 2015The Payomet Performing Arts Center got a jump on the season with two performances of the vintage Motown group Martha and the Vandellas. In mid April it was still chilly on the lower cape but the group caused a Heat Wave at Town Hall in Provincetown.
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Raul Castillo's Chicago World Premiere Theatre
Between You, Me and the Lampshade at Teatro Vista
By: - Apr 20th, 2015Family secrets and dreams are explored in Raul Castillo's Between You, Me and the Lampshade in a world premiere being staged by Teatro Vista. Set in a barren area of Rio Grande County in south Texas, the play addresses immigration issues as well as family tensions.
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Biennale di Venezia 2015 Fine Arts
Organized by by Okwui Enwezor
By: - Apr 16th, 2015The 56th Biennale of Venice opens on May 9. The Belgian critic Roger D’Hondt offers a preview.
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Tony Simotes Part Two Fine Arts
One Foot Out the Door then Kate Called
By: - Apr 16th, 2015The contract with Milliken University was due to arrive when Kate Maguire called and asked Tony Simotes to meet for breakfast. Racing against the clock and making phone calls she offered him a job as second in commend at Berkshire Theatre Group. Then Tony and Lucy faced the tough decision of turning down tenure, benefits and security to take another challenging but risky job in theatre.
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Cleveland Museum of Art Fine Arts
Completing a $350 Million Expansion by Rafael Viñoly
By: - Apr 16th, 2015May 2014 marked the official opening of th Cleveland Museum's new atrium, part of a $350 million dollar expansion designed by award-winning Uruguyan architect, Rafael Viñoly. It is one of the top comprehensive art museums in the nation, with 45,000 objects spanning 6,000 years.
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Martha and the Vandellas in Provincetown Music
Payoment Performing Arts Center April 18 & 19
By: - Apr 16th, 2015Martha and the Vandellas will have them dancing in the streets. Commercial Street in Provincteown this weekend. Actually, inside Provincetown Town Hall for an early launch of the season. Saturday night is sold out but there are tickets available for the Sunday performance. Other upcoming events include Loa Lobos and Spuyten Duyvil.
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Tony Simotes Conflates Classical and Contemporary Theatre
Move from S&Co. to Berkshire Theatre Group
By: - Apr 15th, 2015Tony Simotes was summarily ousted from Shakespeare & Company when he got on the wrong side with a micro managing now former board president Sarah Hancock. Significantly, she is a close friend of founding artistic director, Tina Packer, whose vision of the company was very different from Simotes who replaced her. Rick Dildine who was brought in with a mandate for change soon realized the chain of command and hastily departed. In a matter of months the company went from plan B to plan C. When we met with Simotes for a long lunch he was not inclined to sort out those loose ends. He is upbeat about new possibilities as second in command to Kate Maguire and the richly enhanced Berkshire Theatre Group.
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The Grown-Up at Shattered Globe Theatre. Theatre
Chicago Production of Jordan Harrison's Play
By: - Apr 15th, 2015The Grown-Up, Jordan Harrison's 12th play, premiered in 2014 at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre in Louisville. This is its second production.
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Rebecca Gilman Wins Steinberg New Play Award Theatre
Tom Coash of Atlanta Wins Osborn Award
By: - Apr 15th, 2015During the recent Humana Festival in Louisville American Theatre Critics Association presented the Steinberg and Osborn awards. Rebecca Gilman won for Luna Gale as the recipient of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, recognizing playwrights for scripts that premiered professionally outside New York City during 2014. The M. Elizabeth Osborn Award, which recognizes emerging playwrights, went to Tom Coash of Atlanta for his play Veils.
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Lisa D’Amour's Airline Highway Theatre
Chicago's Steppenwolf Production Transfers to Broadway
By: - Apr 14th, 2015Lisa D’Amour's Airline Highway begins performances at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on April 1. Directed by Joe Mantello, Manhattan Theatre Club’s presentation of Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s ensemble production will officially open on April 23. This is Nancy Bishop's Chicago review.
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Wedgewood Ceramics at Birmingham Museum Fine Arts
Unique Collection in Alabama
By: - Apr 14th, 2015Within the Birmingham Museum of Art, a charming parquet-floored, yellow-walled gallery contains the largest collection of Wedgwood ceramics in the United States. It consists of some 10,000 pieces thousands of which are displayed.
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PBS Airs The Draft on April 27 Television
Exploring the Role of Enlisted Soldiers
By: - Apr 14th, 2015PBS’ THE DRAFT explores the turbulent history of the draft, from the Revolutionary War to present, including the debate over its termination. Airing Monday, April 27 at 9:00 p.m. ET, THE DRAFT is the first program to air as part of PBS’ special block of programming related to the Vietnam War.
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Keigwin & Company Dance
MASS MoCA and Jacobs Pillow Collaboration
By: - Apr 13th, 2015In an annual collaboration between Jacob's Pillow Dance and MASS MoCA yesterday we enjoyed four pieces by Keigwin & Company. One, a solo, his first time on stage in three years was performed by the choreographer Larry Keigwin. We saw his work for If/ When a musical starring Idina Menzel on Broadway.
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Beauty of the Beast Word
Negotiating the Labyrinth of Self
By: - Apr 13th, 2015Mythology of the Minotaur the beast that must be fed human sacrifices. The artist in the labyrinth looking for self and a way to unwind its thread.
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Easter Word
Reluctant Matchmaker
By: - Apr 13th, 2015Everyone loved Suzie now gone these many years. Cardoso insisted that I make the introduction. They married not long after. My fault.
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Making Art Word
Risking the Human Toll
By: - Apr 13th, 2015This morning listening to an interview to an interview on art,. criticism and the relative values of art education. Dark introspection for what it's worth over morning coffee. Tennessee Williams, Jackson Pollock and Francis Bacon, to name a few, died for their sins. As John Patrick Shanley told me when I asked "Nothing is off limits."
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Palace Cafe NOLA Food
Part of the Dickie Brennan Franchise
By: - Apr 12th, 2015Located across the street from our hotel we opted for the convenience of Palace Cafe. After another mediocre meal we learned that it was a part of the Dickie Brennan franchise of NOLA restaurants. We had already been disappointed by his upscale Tableau.
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Giovanni's in NOLA Food
New Age Ristorante
By: - Apr 11th, 2015Giovanni Cafe in New Orleans promised high end Italian cuisine with a Louisiana influence. Utterly disappointed we left wanting to book a flight to Venice.
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