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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Black Friday Opinion
Holiday Mauling of America
By: - Nov 25th, 2011Today, Black Friday, millions of Americans got malled. I stayed home and reflected on Christmas past. Oops, excuse me, Holidays past. Seems like nowadays nobody believes in Santa.
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David A. Ross Four Fine Arts
Edifice Complex of Mega Museums
By: - Nov 25th, 2011In this fourth and final installment David Ross discusses the phenomenon of museum expansions and the creation of global satellites by the Guggenheim. He applauds Adam Weinberg for moving the Whitney to the Meatmarket. Surprisingly, he says that as the Whitney's director he would have lacked the guts for such a bold decision.
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Young and the Restless Fine Arts
Delia Brown, Will Cotton, Tim Gardner. Hilary Harkness, Damian Loeb
By: - Nov 23rd, 2011In 2001 Peter Plagens wrote about a new group of New York realists in a rather nasty manner. Not content to discuss their work he also had things to say about their then media inspiring life style. About which I begged to differ. This is a re posting of the article which appeared in Maverick Arts.
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Okwui Enzezer Part Three Fine Arts
A Letter from Austria's Robert Fleck
By: - Nov 22nd, 2011This is the conclusion of a three part report on documenta X which opens in June, 2002, in Kassel, Germany. Leading up to Kassel are Five Platforms, starting with, “Democracy Unrealized,†in Vienna, Austria, in March, 2001. This segment deals with controversy surrounding the decision to open the first Platform in Vienna which is the subject of an art boycott.
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Okwui Enwezer on Documenta Part Two Fine Arts
A Dialogue from 2000
By: - Nov 22nd, 2011We met and discussed the upcoming Documenta after its organizer Owkui Enwezer gave a presentation at MIT.
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Okwui Enwezer on Documenta Fine Arts
Five Platforms
By: - Nov 22nd, 2011We spoke with t he organizer of Documenta XI in 2000.
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David A. Ross Part Three Fine Arts
Hits and Misses of a Former Museum Director
By: - Nov 22nd, 2011David A. Ross started a career in museums at 20 while still an undergraduate. He became curator of video art for the Everson Museum of Syracuse. His career as a museum director ended abruptly, at 53, in 2001 when he was fired just short of four years at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Currently he lives in Beacn, New York and commutes as chair of the MFA in Art Practice program at New York's School of Visual Arts.
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Santyagraha by Philip Glass Music
Gandhi Inspired Opera Sung in Sanskrit
By: - Nov 21st, 2011The genius of Philip Glass, viewed as our greatest living composer, is to create transformative, trance inducing meditations on the greatest figures in our history and culture. Mahatma Gandhi, and his twenty year non violent struggle against racism in South Africa informs the opera Satyagraha. This past weekend we experienced an absorbing but frustrating experience of the opera Live in HD at the Clark Art Institute.
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David A. Ross Two Fine Arts
Critical Remarks on the MFA and Rose
By: - Nov 19th, 2011David Ross is less than impressed by the installation of the Museum of Fine Arts's new Linde Family Wing of Contemporary Art. He also expressed impatience with the lack of fundraising acumen by Carl Belz during his directorship of the Rose Art Museum. But Ted Stebbins of the MFA was a gentleman whom everyone loved.
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Former ICA and Whitney Director David A. Ross Fine Arts
Part One of a Feisty Dialogue
By: - Nov 18th, 2011In 2001 David A. Ross, after a four year "honeymoon" was fired as the director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Prior to that he served as director of Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Since departing as a museum director Ross has been a chameleon after decades in the art world with more than nine lives. Today he performs as lead singer with the band Red. His day gig is running a graduate program for the School of Visual Arts in New York.
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Tanglewood 2012 Music
Summer Schedule Released by BSO
By: - Nov 17th, 2011Tanglewood, one of the world’s most beloved music festivals and the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra located in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, celebrates its 75th anniversary season, June 22-September 2, with a spectacular lineup of musical guests and programs that spotlight Tanglewood’s rich tradition of presenting summertime concerts at their best since 1937.
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Remembering WBCN The Rock of Boston Music
25th Anniversary Album February, 1993
By: - Nov 15th, 2011In the process of scanning a vast archive of vintage jazz and rock images we came upon a album shot during the 25th anniversary party of the now off air WBCN. It jogged rusty rock memories. On hand were a heady mix of music celebrities from a golden age.
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Storefront Artist Project Closes After a Decade Opinion
Alarming Shifts for Pittsfield Unique Arts Economy
By: - Nov 14th, 2011The announcement of the closing of Storefront Artist Project after a decade in Pittsfield is just the tip of the iceberg. It is widely feared that a new mayor, Daniel Bianchi, will reverse the positive impact of the transition from abandoned manufacturing to an arts and tourism based economy. Theaters, galleries, artists, the Berkshire Museum and the restaurants that spin off of them are waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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Rembrandt and Degas: Two Young Artists Fine Arts
Clark Art Institute to February 5
By: - Nov 13th, 2011The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown is fighting off a double Dutch dilemma (pun intended) with a miniscule but riveting special exhibition Rembrandt and Degas: Two Young Artists. It is now off season in the Berkshires and the museum is 90% closed for renovation and construction through summer 2014. But it gamely remains open with free admission, terrific small exhibitions, and the enormously popular Met Live in HD broadcasts.
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La Fogata in Pittsfield Food
Miguel Gomez Serves the Taste of Colombia
By: - Nov 12th, 2011For those seeking authentic Colombian cuisine La Fogata in Pittsfield has become an essential destination. It is readily accessible on a main route into the downtown. It has been a favorite restaurant of Pancho's for several years. We compared notes of multiple visits to give an in depth report on the full range of an extensive menu. The chef and owner Miguel Gomez brings family food of the other to the starving Berkshires.
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Satyagraha by Glass Live in HD Music
Clark Art Institute Nov. 19
By: - Nov 11th, 2011Philip Glass’s twentieth-century masterpiece Satyagraha comes to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute on Saturday, November 19 at 1:00 pm, live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera. Don’t miss this “profound and beautiful work of theater†(Washington Post). Glass is widely regarded as among the foremost living composers.
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Under the Big Top: Festival of Trees 2011 Fine Arts
Berkshire Museum Nov. 18- Jan. 2
By: - Nov 11th, 2011Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, for Under the Big Top: Festival of Trees 2011 at Berkshire Museum. The 27th annual holiday event, featuring more than one hundred dazzling, decorated trees filling the Museum’s galleries, begins with a gala Opening Night Party on Friday, November 18, 2011, and runs through Monday, January 2, 2012. Special exhibitions of vintage circus memorabilia and photography add to the exciting Big Top atmosphere. Bring the whole family to the most thrilling Festival of Trees ever!
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Taylor Made Christmas Carol Theatre
Family Holiday at the Colonial Dec. 17-30
By: - Nov 11th, 2011James Taylor and members of his family will appear on stage at the Colonial Theatre is a celebrity update of the annual holiday event. A Christmas Carol will have a limited run of eleven performances from December 17–30 at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. An annual production that previously was performed at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, it is a community production that sees friends and neighbors come together – this year for the first time on the Colonial stage.
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2011 Post-Election Impact on the Arts Opinion
Critical Analysis by Advocacy Group
By: - Nov 10th, 2011The 2011 election proved to be a fairly good year for incumbents. Many candidates who are supportive of the arts and creative economies within their state or region were elected into office. Taking the national pulse.
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Dick Alcombright Wins Again in North Adams Opinion
Former Foe John Barrett, III Earns Seat on City Council
By: - Nov 09th, 2011As home to Mass MoCA, MCLA and a growing arts community North Adams is one of the most unique cities in the Commonwealth. There wasn't the same intensity and media coverage of the race this time between incumbent Dick Alcombright who handily defeated opponent Ron Boucher. The 2009 contest against old time pol, John Barrett, III was a bloodbath. To make things interesting Barrett has won a seat on the City Council. Whether he is there to help the city or hurt Alcombright remains to be seen. Stay tuned.
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Captors at Huntington Theatre Theatre
Alan Dershowitz to Speak Nov. 16
By: - Nov 08th, 2011In conjunction with the world premiere of Captors, the Huntington Theatre Company will host a Jewish Community Night featuring Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday, November 16 at the BU Theatre, Avenue of the Arts (264 Huntington Avenue). Captors, by Evan M. Wiener and directed by Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois, tells the thrilling true story of the capture of architect of the Holocaust Adolf Eichmann by secret Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960.
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North Adams Goes to the Polls Opinion
Glorious Weather for Light Turnout
By: - Nov 08th, 2011Just a week ago it was winter in the Berkshires. Veteran politicians standing out with their signs proclaimed they had never known a more gorgeous and sunny election day. The candidates hoped they could feel the warmth and love as voters trickled in and out.
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Eclipse Mill Gallery Annual Fine Arts
North Adams Exhibition Extended to December 3
By: - Nov 08th, 2011The popular Eclipse Gallery Annual, featuring work by residents of the Eclipse Mill in North Adams, Mass. has been refreshed and extended until Saturday, December 3. Because of prior commitment of some artists the overview has been refreshed with new works inviting a second look at this lively annual exhibition.
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Julianne Boyd of Barrington Stage: Three Theatre
Defining and Transgressing Boundaries
By: - Nov 06th, 2011In this third installment of a dialogue with Julianne Boyd, artistic director of Barrington Stage Company, we discussed the value and impact of reviews and critical dialogues. Is theater more of a life than a profession? What happens when boundaries get blurred?
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The Attic, The Pearls & Three Fine Girls Theatre
WAM Theatre at Barrington’s Stage Two Through Nov. 20
By: - Nov 05th, 2011Now in only its second season the itinerant WAM Theatre is well received by Berkshire critics and audiences. Currently it is being hosted by Barrington Stage Company on its Stage Two through November 20. The Attic, The Pearls & Three Fine Girls by Jennifer Brewin, Leah Cherniak, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alisa Palmer & Marta Ross is directed by Kristen van Ginhoven.
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