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Charles Giuliano

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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:

  • Wenner Is a Loser Front Page

    Former gatekeeper to Rolling Stone and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 30th, 2023

    As co-founder (with Ralph Gleason) of the most influential rock and popular culture magazine of its era, Jann S. Wenner is anointed and had the platform to make Zeus-like Olympian statements. But pure ego consumes his assumption that his short list of “friends” represents “the greatest rock stars and cultural icons of our time.” The seven that he crowned in his book The Masters are all white, straight and male.

  • The Fall Jazz Sprawl Front Page

    Music in the Berkshires

    By: Ed Bride - Oct 30th, 2023

    Berkshires Jazz, Inc. brings the legendary Django Festival Allstars to the area on Sunday evening. Nov. 12, for an 8pm concert at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (Barrington Stage’s facility at 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield). It’s the only New England appearance of this remarkable group, who will be en route to their 5-day residency at the annual Django Reinhardt New York Festival at Birdland.

  • Last of the Buffalo Word

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 29th, 2023

    buffalo

  • Theatre Struggles in Connecticut Front Page

    Rebound from Pandemic

    By: Karen Isaacs - Oct 27th, 2023

    In Connecticut, we have seen Long Wharf Theatre vacate its longtime home in New Haven; with no home, it is presenting what shows it does in a variety of mostly smaller venues.

  • 50 Years and Forward: British Prints and Drawings Acquisitions Front Page

    Clark Art Institute

    By: Clark - Oct 26th, 2023

    In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of its Manton Research Center, the Clark Art Institute presents a richly varied selection of British works on paper acquired over the last fifty years. 50 Years and Forward: British Prints and Drawings Acquisitions opens on November 18, 2023 and is on view through February 11, 2024 in the Eugene V. Thaw Gallery, located in the Manton Research Center.

  • Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi Front Page

    At Yale Rep

    By: Karen Isaacs - Oct 25th, 2023

    The play is set in Iran, covering about 15 years in the lives of five women. It is 1978, as the protests that led to the overthrow of the Shah and the institution of the Islamic Republic of Iran were beginning. It takes through to 1991. (Under the Shah, Iran had been moving toward a more western culture with traditional Islamic clothing for women discouraged and increasing educational and professional opportunities for women.)

  • Mondrian at the MFA Front Page

    Major Bequest from Maria and Conrad Janis

    By: MFA - Oct 24th, 2023

    A majority of the works in Mondrian: Foundations are drawn from a gift to the MFA from Maria and Conrad Janis by and through the Janis Living Trust. In addition to 34 paintings, drawings and watercolors by Mondrian—24 of which are on view in the exhibition

  • Wines from Alsace Front Page

    In a Challenging Season High Hopes for 2023

    By: Alcase - Oct 20th, 2023

    For many regions, 2023 was a difficult vintage, torn between heat waves often coupled with heavy rainfall, and drastic drought. In view of this record, Alsace is in a privileged position, and 2023, at a time when the wines are still fermenting (the harvest ended on Thursday, October 12), looks like a miraculous vintage.

  • Lizzie – a rock concert in forty whacks Front Page

    Hartford Theatre Works

    By: Karen Isaacs - Oct 19th, 2023

    Historians and biographers do not agree that Lizzie, in fact, did commit the murders. They point to her uncle as having motive and opportunity, plus the fact that her father was not well-loved in the town.

  • Inama Releases I Palchi Front Page

    Wine from Terraces of Monte Foscarino

    By: Inama - Oct 19th, 2023

    On its third release, I Palchi 2021 follows the path of research created by the Inama family: constantly improving in order to pursue ever more ambitious goals, in search of the highest purity of fruit.

  • Granular Word

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 18th, 2023

    sand

  • Eric ‘Enrico’ Lamet at 93 Front Page

    Beloved Member of Berkshire International Club

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 17th, 2023

    At 93 Eric 'Enrico' Lumet lived a long and remarkable life. Brilliant. witty and talented he would belt out arias. Born in Austria and interned in Mussolini's Italy he wrote two books about that childhood experience with his mother. Denied education by the Nazis he was home schooled and tutored. He spoke five languages which he used when he and his wife "Cookie" traveled extensively. He was a much admired member of the Berkshire International Club.

  • Krapp's Last Joust Word

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 13th, 2023

    joust

  • The 12 at Goodspeed Opera House Front Page

    A Zesty Musical

    By: Karen Isaacs - Oct 13th, 2023

    The 12 looks at the immediate days following the crucifixion of Jesus through the eyes of his Apostles. Scared, uncertain, questioning. How do they stay safe? What should they do? What do they really believe?

  • Gerard Malanga at Catskills' Beattie-Powers Place Front Page

    Moments in Time: Pictures 1965-2023

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 11th, 2023

    In collaboration with curator/designer Martina Salisbury, The Friends of Beattie-Powers Place presents Moments in Time :: Pictures 1965-2023. The intimate salon installation offers a rare opportunity to view a selection of over 60 of Gerard Malanga’s photographs, including portraits of some of the most illustrious artists, musicians, literary figures, and cultural icons of the last six decades.  ?

  • Open Studios at Eclipse Mill Front Page

    ArtWeek Berkshires October 14 to 23

    By: Eclipse - Oct 11th, 2023

    ArtWeek Berkshires will occur at multiple venues from October 14 to 23. In North Adams the Eclipse Mill will again host open studios.

  • Vermont Symphony Orchestra Front Page

    Made in Vermont Series

    By: VSO - Oct 10th, 2023

    The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is returning to Bellows Falls on Sunday, November 5, with a special matinee at the Bellows Falls Opera House. The performance is part of the VSO’s 2023 “Made in Vermont Series;” shows highlighting guest artists from the Green Mountain State’s vibrant indie, folk, and rock scene. 

  • The Color Purple Front Page

    At Ivoryton Playhouse

    By: Karen Isaacs - Oct 10th, 2023

    Ivoryton Playhouse’s production of The Color Purple running through Sunday, Oct. 15, deserves big audiences. It is an ambitious show that is very well performed. Unfortunately, some may believe it is too dark.

  • Alvin Ouellet Exhbits at Images Cinema in Williamstown Front Page

    Berkshire Images: en plein air

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 08th, 2023

    Alvin Ouellet, an Adams-based artist, will present an Artist Talk on Sunday, October 15th from 4:45 pm to 5:15 pm at Images Cinema, 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA. His exhibition in the cinema lobby is on view through October 31.

  • Salvatore Del Deo 75 Years in Provincetown Front Page

    Now 95 Exhibition Surveys the Artist's Legacy

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 07th, 2023

    This exhibition will be a celebration of Del Deo’s life and artistic career, featuring portraits, studio work, and the Italian landscapes celebrating his heritage, Provincetown landscapes, and reaffirm his status as a significant contributor to the legacy of the Provincetown Art Colony and to American art history.

  • J. Alexander Baker at Eclipse Mill Gallery Front Page

    The Big Picture Show

    By: Eclipse - Oct 05th, 2023

    Photographer J. Alexander Baker is featured at the Eclipse Mill Gallery in North Adams with the exhibition The Big Picture Show. Recently he purchased a large format printer. This project explores the issue of scale and how bigger is better.

  • Legendary Montreal Curator Claude Gosselin Front Page

    Founded le Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 04th, 2023

    In 1983 Claude Gosselin founded le Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal. With great invention and wizzardry he curated lively and insightful versions of international sourced biennials. We covered a number of them for American arts publications. This article allows readers to brush up on their French.

  • English by Sanaz Toossi Front Page

    Pulitzer Prize Winning Play at Barrington Stage

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 03rd, 2023

    The play, English, by Iranian-American playwright Sanaz Toossi, was selected by freshman artistic director, Alan Paul, well before it won the Pulitzer Prize in May. Because of the original actress was unavailable she has stepped in to portray Elham. Thereby, the Barrington Stage production, directed by Knud Adams, is a double triumph. The play is complex, topical and timely while her acting proves to be utterly charming.

  • Copenhagen Asks What If Front Page

    Michael Frayn Play At Berkshire Theatre Group  

    By: Charles Giuliano - Oct 02nd, 2023

    During the 1920s, when Niels Bohr earned a Nobel Prize in physics, he collaborated as father and son with Werner Heisenberg. In 1926, with an appointment as chair to the University of Leipzig, he became Germany's youngest full professor. In 1941, with great effort, he returned to visit Bohr in Copenhagen. What transpired between them is unknown but is the content of the remarkable play Copenhagen now on stage at Berkshire Theatre Group in Stockbridge.

  • Pistol Packing Grandma Word

    By: Charles Giuliano - Sep 28th, 2023

    heat

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