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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Metamorphosis ~ Metamorphose Word
Poetic Words in English and German
By: - Feb 21st, 2015A short poem formed itself in my mind just a few days ago as I was opening my eyes. I had seen the mirage or 'Fatamorgana' a few times already, experiencing a grey and moving image, before the real and colorful photograph on the opposite wall in our bedroom took shape. I dismissed the earlier experiences and this time, the words were practically there! - Then, I translated it into German.
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The Farmer's Wife Word
|The Field of Green Bears Its Final Yield
By: - Feb 21st, 2015In the dead of winter exploring the Berkshires inspired Robert Rendo.
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Tats Word
Bawdy Art
By: - Feb 20th, 2015In the checkout line the guy in front of me admired her new tat. Saving up for twenty more.
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Jihad Word
God is Great
By: - Feb 20th, 2015The beheadings by the Islamic Terrorists ISIS are described as medieval or even Stone Age. You needn't look further back than the Reign of Terror of the 1790s during the French Revolution.
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Daily Scam Word
Relentless Calls
By: - Feb 19th, 2015Unsolicited phone call and sales pitch." How bout those Red Sox" in thick accent. Where are you calling from I asked? Bangala Desh.
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Thomas Messer on Contemporary Art in Boston Fine Arts
Before the Guggenheim ICA Director from 1956 to 1961
By: - Feb 19th, 2015When Thomas Messer served as director of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston there was a plan to merge it as a department of the Museum of Fine Arts. This was confirmed when I asked him about it during an unrelated press conference. Belinda Rathbone also found related documents in the MFA archives when researching her book The Boston Raphael. Related to his time at the ICA these are excerpts from an extensive interview with Messer in the public domain at the Archives of American Art.
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Belinda Rathbone Part Three Fine Arts
Examining a Complex Legacy
By: - Feb 19th, 2015In 1970, on the occasion of its centennial, the MFA commissioned Walter Muir Whitehill, a trustee, to write its two volume history. Some 44 years later The Boston Raphael by Belinda Rathbone is the only published update examining that venerable Boston institution. In an extensive interview we have examined the legacy of her father as well as probed into issues and conundrums that were thoroughly researched but beyond the scope and agenda of her book. This is the third and final installment of that dialogue.
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Application Pending at Westside Theatre Theatre
Christina Bianco Playing 43 characters in 75 minutes
By: - Feb 19th, 2015With an internal switch the diminutive and totally amazing Christina Bianco is an astonishing quick change artist. In Application Pending she blows away the audience with a dazzling array of some 43 characters in a jam packed 75 minutes. Her one person show is a life changing experience Off Broadway through April 19.
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Humana Festival in Louisville Theatre
39th Year of Presenting New Plays
By: - Feb 18th, 2015Actors Theatre of Louisville's Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein announce the lineup for the 39th Humana Festival of New American Plays. A highlight of the cultural calendar for theatergoers, playwrights and industry professionals across the country, the Humana Festival runs March 4 through April 12, 2015.
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How We Live Opinion
Thinking of Yeats
By: - Feb 18th, 2015Our friend the poet Stephen Rifkin often sends insightful and provocative e mails. It has been an ongoing and absorbing dialogue. I asked if he could expand a recent one into an op ed piece. Looking inward he was inspired by Yeats.
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Notes on 65th Berlinale Film
February 5-15, 2015
By: - Feb 17th, 2015As in prior years Angelika Jansen provides a glimpse into this year's Berlinale, where 350.000 movie tickets were sold for more than 1000 screenings and 440 films. Call that superlative!
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Tulips Word
Tiny Tim Was The Real Deal
By: - Feb 17th, 2015With the high pitched falsetto of a deranged hippie castrato Tiny Tom regaled me with enthusiasm for vintage records of his favorite tunes. My date cracking up almost blew my cover while his TV bride, Miss Vicki looked on bored out of her mind.
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Shakespeare & Company 2015 Season Theatre
First with Rick Dildine as Executive Director
By: - Feb 16th, 2015Shakespeare & Company presents its lineup for the 2015 summer season, which includes three Shakespeare plays, Henry V, The Comedy of Errors and Hamlet, plus the Regional Premiere of Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti, and the World Premiere of Jane Anderson’s Mother of the Maid, starring Tina Packer. In addition, the summer season includes The Unexpected Man by Yasmina Reza, and opens with the provocative new play by Sarah Treem, The How and the Why. The summer season was announced today by Rick Dildine, his first as Shakespeare & Company’s new Executive Director.
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Belinda Rathbone Part Two Fine Arts
Why Boston Missed the Boat on Contemporary Art
By: - Feb 16th, 2015In this installment of an extensive interview the pratfalls of modern and contemporary art in Boston are explored. It was a peripheral topic in Belinda Rathbone's biography of her father, former MFA director, Perry T. Rathbone.
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Faux Word
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Dorset Theatre Festival Theatre
2015 Season in Vermont
By: - Feb 15th, 2015Dorset Theatre Festival Artistic Director, Dina Janis states that “When I went about looking for the right plays for us to present this summer, my one criteria was to find plays that were moving, that make people care. These plays all have that quality, and whether funny, sad, or thought-provoking, people will walk out of the Playhouse this summer inspired and moved by what they have seen.â€
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Scandal Television
Jumping the Shark
By: - Feb 15th, 2015Shonda Rhimes, the creator of the prime time hit, Scandal, and her team of writers are running on vapors. They have tossed the glamorous leading lady , Kerry Washington as Fixer Olivia Pope, into the deepest and darkest of dungeons. The move was initially hatched by the scheming VP to bring down his boss, and Liv's lover, President Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III. Now, oh please, she is being auctioned off to the highest bidder intent on leveraging Fitz. In the world of TV dramas this is a desperate plot ploy known as Jumping the Shark.
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Gallery 51 in North Adams Winter Green Fine Arts
Panel with the Artist February 26
By: - Feb 13th, 2015As part of its “Winter Green†exhibition, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Gallery 51 will host a panel discussion, “Viewpoints on a Green World,†on Thursday, Feb. 26,. Four panelists will discuss nteractions with plants in their respective professional fields. The event which will take place from 5 to 7 p.m.
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John Douglas Thompson in The Iceman Cometh Theatre
Discusses Roles in Plays by Eugene O'Neill
By: - Feb 13th, 2015The Robert Falls directed Goodman Theatre production of The Iceman Cometh has transferred from Chicago to the Brooklyn Academy of Music. John Douglas Thompson revives his role as the down of his luck former high roller Joe Mott. A couple of summers ago we discussed African American characters, including his portrayal in The Emperor Jones, in plays by Eugene O'Neill. Thompson returns this summer to Shakespeare & Company where he is well known to Berkshire audiences.
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Berkshire Theatre Group Announces 2015 Season Theatre
Bells Are Ringing at Colonial and Lots More
By: - Feb 12th, 2015Berkshire Theatre Group announces 2015 Summer Season Musical, the 10th Annual Community Theatre Production, The Fitzpatrick Main Stage productions and a medley of lively acts scheduled to perform at The Colonial Theatre and The Unicorn Theatre. BTG will be announcing a second round of programming, including The Unicorn Theatre's Summer Season, in the next several weeks.
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Girl with a Pearl Earring Word
What's in a Maiden
By: - Feb 12th, 2015The enigmatic Girl in a Pearl Earring by Vermeer reached through centuries to haunt and inspire the poet Robert Rendo.
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Rejuvena Word
Supercharging Seniors
By: - Feb 12th, 2015Back in the day it was Geritol. Now there's a new wonder drug for seniors. Try Rejuvena and drink from the fountain of youth.
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Valentine's Day Word
Ersatz School Holiday
By: - Feb 12th, 2015College kids take every occasion to party. Even celebrating holidays not on the official school calendar.
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Berkshire Pulse Expands Programming Dance
Bringing Dance to Four Schools
By: - Feb 12th, 2015Berkshire Pulse – the interdisciplinary dance and performing arts education center located in downtown Housatonic – has significantly expanded its efforts to bring vibrant, dynamic dance instruction directly to students enrolled in local schools. Pulse is offering programming at four Berkshire County schools: Muddy Brook Elementary School in Great Barrington, Nessacus Middle School in Dalton, New Marlborough Central Elementary School in New Marlborough, and Undermountain Regional Middle School in Sheffield.
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Veritasso Wine
Modern Miracle Water into Wine
By: - Feb 11th, 2015Through the miracle of modern science we have unearthed the Biblical trick of turning water into wine. Just add Veritasso to ordinary tap water, and presto, in a matter of a few weeks, enjoy your favorite ersatz wine. Delight your friends and fool the experts.
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