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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Alice's Breast Flaunt Word
You Can Get Anything You Want
By: - May 30th, 2015Alice, she of Arlo Guthrie's restaurant fame, wrote and asked if she is in my book. Now she is. Next one. Last summer she cooked up a storm at Dreamaway Lodge revisiting the Berkshires.
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Art and Poetry at Gallery 51 Fine Arts
Stephen and Wilma Rifkin, Ellen Joffe-Halpern, Annie Raskin
By: - May 29th, 2015Two Natures Talking: Poetry and Visual Arts at Gallery 51 of MCLA in North Adams brings together the paintings of Wilma Rifkin with the poems they inspire by her husband Stephen. The exhibition which has been curated by Julia Morgan-Leamon also pairs the visuals of Ellen Joffe-Halpern and poems by Annie Raskin.
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Touch of the Poet Word
Smashed up Stephen Rifkin
By: - May 29th, 2015Over the past year of intensively writing poetry in a now published first book there has been a constant dialogue with my poet friend Stephen Rifkin. He held court in a wheel chair during an opening with his artist wife Wilma last night at Gallery 51 in North Adams. We practiced the secret handshake.
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Charles Giuliano at the Mount on June 5 Word
Launches Book of Gonzo Poetry Shards of a Life
By: - May 27th, 2015On June 5 at The Mount in Lenox, Mass. the publisher/ editor of Berkshire Fine Arts, Charles Giuliano, will launch Shards of a Life. From 5:30 to 7:30 PM on the porch there will be a reception and reading. In 1970 Giuliano coined and was the first to publish the now common word gonzo. The book of poems continues his development of the unique gonzo style.
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Arms and the Man at Old Globe Theatre
First Class Shavian Production
By: - May 27th, 2015“Arms and the Manâ€, crisply directed by Jessica Stone is blessed with cast of talented and seasoned performers who when they find themselves on a stage in a sharply and insightfully written farce/satire, know exactly how to handle their characters and the situations.
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Lauren Olitski: Painting From Nature Fine Arts
Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts, May 28 - June 28, 2015
By: - May 26th, 2015Lauren Olitski is known for the vibrant and exciting surfaces and bold colors of her abstract acrylic paintings. In this body of work, her masterful infusion of organic elements (garnet, pumice, and molding paste) into the plastic, inorganic acrylic gels and paints gives her work a rare visceral authenticity.
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Raven Theatre Theatre
Adapted by Christopher Hampton from Novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
By: - May 26th, 2015The script and production are the same as earlier versions in most every way, with the addition of a few Russian place names and two characters with Russian accents. The playbill doesn't mention the era and geographic setting (or any of the scene locations) that AstonRep has chosen.
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Ornette Coleman Word
Shape of Jazz to Come
By: - May 26th, 2015A true polymath and visionary a dialogue with Ornette Coleman touched on everything from art and music to his innards. Beyond comprehension he took jazz to the next level.
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Martin Mugar Word
Artist with Elegant Mind
By: - May 26th, 2015It was an offer I could not refuse. Invitation to dine with Martin Mugar at the elegant and exclusive Algonquin Club on Comm Ave. The conversation started that night continues to this day. He is passionate and opinionated about painting. We agree only on the eenui of most contempiorary art.
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Pesto Word
Weekly Dinners with Sister Pip
By: - May 26th, 2015When we were bachelors Pip and I were best pals and neighbors in Cambridge. Mid week we met for dinner. Now and then the rarest of treats pesto from the freezer. Was it good I asked?
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Philip Glass Word
Pictures Last Longer
By: - May 25th, 2015Long before he became mega famous I had lunch with composer Philip Glass. There was a soft mix of natural and artificial light as I photographed during an interview. The words that day are long forgotten but the images remain of an amazing encounter.
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Hokusai Makes Waves at the MFA Fine Arts
230 Works by Japanese Master on View to August 9
By: - May 25th, 2015Because of the activity of the 19th century collector William Sturgis Bigelow the Museum of Fine Arts has some 30,000 Japanese prints. He donated 80% of these treasures. Through August 8 the MFA is showing 230 works by the Japanese master Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). The centerpiece is his iconic color woodblock print “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,†“a.k.a. “The Great Wave.†It is from "Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji" which the artist produced while in his 70s. He later added ten more because of the success of the series.
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Geoffrey Word
Hula to Whodoo
By: - May 24th, 2015On the porch last summer recalling wild times as teenagers.. Geoffrey gave me his collected verse. Who knew a year later I will give him mine. With the secret grip we are members of the Live Poets Society.
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May Word
A Time to Plant and Sow
By: - May 24th, 2015Memorial Day weekend putting in gardens. Tricked by late frost always an issue in harsh New England.
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Cake Word
Marie Antoinette at Cholmondeley's
By: - May 24th, 2015When I was in college the nine year difference in our age was huge. It was one of our first of many dates before my tenure as a jazz and rock critic. All went well until she ordered the cake.
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Playwright Lillian Hellman Theatre
Reflections on Two Chicago Productions
By: - May 23rd, 2015Last week I saw two masterpieces of 20th century theater by Lillian Hellman, the great playwright and left wing political activist. (I‘m a fan on both counts.) The two shows were extremely different in production values but demonstrated the power of performance.
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Queen Latifah Triumphs in HBO's Bessie Television
Portrays Legendary and Tragic Empress of the Blues
By: - May 23rd, 2015As blues giant Bessie Smith in HBO's "Bessie" Queen Latifah gives the finest performance of her career. The drama is based on a 1972 book by Chris Albertson. During the 1920s she was the Empress of the Blues but during the great depression which followed in the 1930s, as she compellingly sang, "Nobody knows you when you're down and out."
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Zombie Formalism Fine Arts
Responding to Banality in Contemporary Art
By: - May 23rd, 2015Martin Mugar coined the term Zombie Formalism. That bounder, Walter Robinson, a known grifter and blowhard has claimed it as his own. Here our man Mugar bares his soul and makes a case. This is more heavy lifting in the realm of art criticism. Like how about that lead with Heidegger. Not exactly bedtime reading for most of us.
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Masha's Seagull at Berkshire Theatre Group Theatre
Stunning Solo by Virginia Scheuer Launches Season
By: - May 23rd, 2015Launching the season on a chilly Memorial Day weekend Bekshire Theatre Group is presenting a variation on Chekhov with Masha's Seagull. In a transfer from Bentonville, Arkansas, directed by Eric Hill it proves to be a family affair. The play is written by Justin Scheuer, stars his wife, Virginia, with set and lighting by their son Nathan. Given the quality of the production it deserves a longer run.
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Reasonable Word
Platitudes of Daily Discourse
By: - May 23rd, 2015Our daily discourse with others from friends to strangers, clerks in the checkout line, waiters in cafes is conducted with boiler plate. We meet and greet but really don't want to know each other. The usual hi how are you lacks the weight of true inquiry.
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Charles Giuliano's Shards of a Life Front Page
Beyond Gonzo
By: - May 22nd, 2015The book of poetry Shards of a Life by Charles Giuliano will be launched with a reading and book signing at Edith Wharton's The Mount. The free reception will will occur on Friday, June 5 from 5:30 to 7:30. The critical essay "Beyond Gonzo" was written as the introduction for the book by J.M. Robert Henriquez
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Butler by Richard Strand Theatre
Civil War Comedy Launches Berkshire Season
By: - May 21st, 2015With a striking resemblance to the Civil War General Benjamin Butler the hilarious performance by David Schramm in "Butler" launches the Berkshire season at Barrington Stage Company. Based on actual characters and events the playwright, Richard Strand, stretches the facts to create an evening of outrageous comedy.
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Guido's Word
Pricey Heirloom Tomatoes
By: - May 20th, 2015Waiting too long each summer for our first ripe tomatoes. Usually mid to late August. Until them ridiclous prices at Guido's where the Berkshire royalty shops for super meats and produce.
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ICA to Expand Architecture
Lucky Break After Poor Initial Design Issues
By: - May 19th, 2015After less than a decade the land locked ICA on the waterfront has run out of space. There is a desperate plan to expand into two floors of a 17 floor adjacent building which is under construction. It has become ever more obvious that the award winning design by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro. is proving to be an utter dysfunctional disaster.
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Taubman Museum of Art Fine Arts
Opened in Roanoke, Virginia in 2008
By: - May 19th, 2015The Taubman Museum of Art occupies a dramatic, 81,000-square-foot geometrically oblique building just across from Roanoke, Virginia’s historic Marketplace Square. Designed by Los Angeles architect Randall Stout and completed in 2008, the museum, with its swooping and soaring metal roof, is a dramatic architectural presence that has established itself as a major force in the life of Roanoke’s thriving arts community.
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