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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Sarina Khan Reddy Multi Media Artist Fine Arts
The Jewel in Her Crown
By: - Sep 17th, 2013Recently Sarina Kahn Reddy joined the staff of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center of Wellesley College. Following her graduation from the master's program of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts I curated her 2005 installation in the Gallery of the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University. This reposting from Maverick Arts recalls that exhibition.
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Jane Farver: Beer and Burgers Fine Arts
Former Director of MIT's List Visual Arts Center
By: - Sep 16th, 2013A couple of years ago Jane Farver retired as director of the List Center for the Visual Arts at MIT. That means that she no longer makes that weekly commute from Queens. This piece was originally posted to Maverick Arts.
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Domingo Barreres: Beer and Burgers Fine Arts
Exploring the Ambitions of Las Meninas
By: - Sep 16th, 2013The Spanish born artist, Domingo Barreres, has now retired from teaching at Boston's Museum School. His work often commented on the roots of his Spanish heritage. his piece originally appeared in Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Gerry Bergstein: Beer and Burgers Fine Arts
Redefining Boston Expressionism
By: - Sep 16th, 2013Gerry Bergstein is widely respected as one of the leading Boston painters of his generation. Several years ago we met for a Beer and Burger. He is included in the recent book 100 Boston Artists.
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100 Boston Artists by Chawky Frenn Fine Arts
New Book Follows 100 Boston Painters
By: - Sep 16th, 2013The figurative artist, Chawky Frenn, has followed 100 Boston Painters with 100 Boston Artists. The books are handsomely designed and printed with superb reproductions. Although he consulted with many experts in the field he made the final selections. This has resulted in an eccentric and uneven overview with a mix of major and minor artists. One of the strong points of the second volume is a fresh and insightful critical essay by Debbie Hagan the former editor of Art New England.
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The Roads of North America, Part Four Travel
From DC to Georgia and Home
By: - Sep 14th, 2013When we started planning a trip south, Savannah, Georgia, was the first location that came to mind. Actually, John Berendt’s novel, 'In the Garden of Good and Evil,' triggered our thoughts and imagination. We wanted to explore Old Savannah, as he had portrayed it. Other stops along the way fell into place after that.
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Leslie Baum, Stacy Fisher, and Matt Miller Fine Arts
Building Blocks at BravinLee Gallery NY
By: - Sep 14th, 2013BravinLee programs features artists Leslie Baum, Stacy Fisher, and Matt Miller, whose processes begin by anchoring sculptural and painted forms that they regard as building blocks to fully realize and articulate a statement. The exhibition is on view through October 19.
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Art New England in the Berkshires Fine Arts
Eclipse Mill Gallery Hosts Publication
By: - Sep 13th, 2013The September/ October edition of Art New England includes a section devoted to the Berkshires. To celebrate there was a reception hosted by the Eclipse Mill Gallery in North Adams. We got a chance to catch up with publisher Tim Montgomery whom we knew back in the day when he was in sales for the legendary Rock of Boston the pioneering WBCN. Several years ago he acquired the publication and continues its mandate as the foremost publication covering New England.
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Adams Ale House Food
An Extreme Makover of Spacious Venue
By: - Sep 13th, 2013There are too few places in the Berkshires to chill, hang out, and groove to a live band. Adams Ale House with a reported $200,000 in ongoing renovations opened in June. It has steadily become a local hangout in the former Polish community center a stone's throw from St. Stans. While nothing special it offers affordable pub food, flat screen TV's, a large dining room and soon banquet, dance and function rooms.
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Wild Girl Waltz by Mark Lewis Film
Indy Film Shot in Pioneer Valley
By: - Sep 13th, 2013With just $10,000 and an eight day shooting schedule in Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts Mark Lewis created Wild Girl Waltz a charming and goofy film. It will be screened on October 12 at the annual Filmshift Film Festival in Somerville, Mass.
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Hal Foster’s The Art-Architecture Complex Architecture
Book of Criticism Published by Verso Books
By: - Sep 13th, 2013Matthew Hassell the editor of NYArts magazine reviews a book by noted critic Hal Foster. It explores the influence of fine arts on contemporary architecture. It examines architectural leaders such as the Venturis, Rem Koolhaas, Renzo Piano, and Zaha Hadid. Their work is evaluated in relation to pop aesthetics, the international style, and the widespread influence of minimalism.
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Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road at Carnegie Hall Music
Performance October 16
By: - Sep 11th, 2013On Wednesday, October 16 at 8:00 p.m., in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma returns to Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 15th anniversary of The Silk Road Project—an initiative aimed at promoting innovation and cross-cultural understanding through performance and the arts.
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Paul’s Restaurant in Pittsfield Food
Family Style Greek Cuisine
By: - Sep 11th, 2013Located within walking distance of the hospital in Pittsfield, Paul's Restaurant features family style Greek cuisine. In a no frills setting the food is tasty and affordable although portions and ingredients reflect the price. We ordered the Greek standards Moussaka and the Gyro Dinner.
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American Repertory Theatre 2013-14 Season Theatre
Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston as LBJ
By: - Sep 10th, 2013American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) has scheduled American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performances and Audio Described performances for blind and low-visioned audiences during the A.R.T.’s 2013-14 Season. Bryan Cranston the star of the hit TV drama Breaking Bad plays President Lyndon B. Johnson in All The Way which opens the season in Cambridge on October 1.
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ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage Theatre
Announces 2014 Season
By: - Sep 10th, 2013ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage announces the second half of its fourth theatre season, beginning in early 2014. This covers productions into June of 2014. Rob Orchard, Executive Director for the Arts stated that "Our fourth season offers world premieres, classics, return visits from friends we've hosted before, and dialogue around important historical moments as well as a number of works featuring multi-media and music. In short, a world on stage coming to us this year from Belgium, Ireland, Italy, South Africa, England, Israel, The Netherlands, Russia and across the U.S."
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Berkshire Theatre Highlights 2013 Theatre
Reflecting on an Intense High Season
By: - Sep 09th, 2013With several major Berkshire arts organizations now closed until next year it's time to reflect on the intense and often remarkable 2013 high season. It's impossible to be everywhere, often with conflicts on any given night, but we offer highlights of what we managed to review. In addition to the Berkshires we covered five new plays at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The busy season included a number of interviews with artistic directors, actors and playwrights.
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The Roads of North America, Part Three Travel
A Drive South from the Berkshires to Georgia – 2013
By: - Sep 07th, 2013Part Three you wonder? It's our second road trip which we chronicled in daily entries, noting all roads by numbers. And what an adventure! The stops in this report include days in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC.
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Body & Soul at Museum of Arts and Design Design
A Dialogue with Curator Wendy Tarlow Kaplan
By: - Sep 07th, 2013The Museum of Arts and Design in New York City through March 2 is exhibiting Body & Soul: New International Ceramics. The medium has been used by artists to express a wide range of charged social issues including identity, sexuality, bullying, abuse, violence, rebellion and despair. Recently we discussed the project with Wendy Tarlow Kaplan who co curated the exhibition with Martin S. Kaplan and Laurent de Verneuil.
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Fall Season of Boston's Modern Theatre Theatre
Tina Packer to Direct Shakespeare's Henry VIII
By: - Sep 07th, 2013The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University announces the programming lineup for its fall 2013 season, featuring innovative performances of dance, opera, and new and classic plays. Among other attractions Tina Packer, founding artistic director of Shakespeare & Company, will produce his rarely staged Henry V111.
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Wisconsin's American Players Theatre Theatre
Shakespeare Outdoors Through October 20
By: - Sep 06th, 2013This season, through October 20, the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin is presenting one of Shakespeare’s most revered tragedies, Hamlet. This production includes the full text and clocks in at three and a half hours with one 20 minute intermission. And they’ve made every single minute count!
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Beef and Boards Announces 2014 Season Theatre
Tasty Dinner Theater in Indianapolis
By: - Sep 06th, 2013Dinner theatre survives and thrives at Beef and Boards in Indianapolis. Our correspondent Melissa Hall covers the current offering of Father of the Bride a remake of the 119 film starring Steve Martin. It runs through September 29. The company posts its 2014 schedule
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Is Cate Blanchett a Lock for an Oscar Film
Stars in Blue Jasmine Woody Allen's 44th Film
By: - Sep 04th, 2013Based on a stunning performance in Woody Allen's 44th film, Blue Jasmine, odds are that the 44-year-old Australian born actress, Cate Blanchett, is a strong contender for her second Oscar. In his cost effective, low key, Indy manner it seems that Allen just turned on the camera and with little or no direction she dug deeply to reveal her heart and soul as a fallen woman of a certain age.
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Tanglewood Drops the Ball by 9% Opinion
Time to Rethink Mix of Classical and Popular Programming
By: - Sep 04th, 2013For its gala 2012, 75th anniversary Tanglewood logged its third best attendance at 375,776. This year, despite generally favorable weather, attendance declined by 9%. Non classical programming was off by 14% largely attributed to the absence of James Taylor whose three concerts last season sold 54, 385 tickets (minus comps). Even with deep pockets and a broad base of support it has been a year of red ink for Mark Volpe and the BSO. There is no need for panic but it's time to bring in consultants to book non classical programming.
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Barrington Stage Jumps Gun on 2014 Season Theatre
Kiss Me Kate and St. Germain's Dancing Lessons
By: - Sep 03rd, 2013Barrington Stage Company announces two productions for the theater’s 20th Anniversary Season - Kiss Me, Kate the musical comedy masterpiece by composer Cole Porter and authors Sam and Bella Spewack and the world premiere romantic comedy Dancing Lessons by Mark St. Germain. The new play was well received during a staged reading over the holiday weekend.
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A Dialogue with Creator/ Director Mary Zimmerman Theatre
Bringing Jungle Book from Chicago to Huntington Theatre Company
By: - Sep 03rd, 2013Launching the fall season of Boston's Huntington Theatre Company the renowned director and creator Mary Zimmerman returns with a new musical adapted from Kipling's The Jungle Book. Previously she directed the Leonard Bernstein musical Candide. Adding to an extensive prior dialogue we corresponded with Zimmerman about the new production which may be New York bound.
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