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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Royal Pain Word
Childhood Encounter with the Duke of Windsor
By: - Sep 18th, 2014My career as a journalist started young with an interview with the Duke of Windsor. It proved to be suitably imperious.
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Sophisticated Lady Word
Encountering Duke Ellington on the Road
By: - Sep 18th, 2014An afternoon appointment to interview Duke Ellington led to a strange encounter. Beginning with an angry woman loudly evicted from his suite in the Eliot Hotel.
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The Mooche Word
Duke, Buddy Rich, George Frazier
By: - Sep 18th, 2014As a teenager my first visit to a nightclub occurred when my Uncle Brother, a huge fan, took me to see Duke Ellington at Storyville in Copley Square. Years later, as a jazz critic, he joined me to hear big band drummer Buddy Rich. In the tiny dressing room we had an odd encounter.
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Kingdome City by Playwright Sheri Wilner Theatre
World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse
By: - Sep 18th, 2014The La Jolla Playhouse launched the world premiere of “Kingdome City†by playwright Sheri Wilner directed by Jackson Gay. “Kingdom City†is playwright Wilner’s take on the state of censorship in the United States in the 21st century. Like Arthur Miller before her she uses the metaphor of “The Crucible†to examine thorny problems and issues plaguing American society when it comes to religious issues versus political situations and protected First Amendment rights to free speech.
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Elvin Jones Word
Sweating It Out
By: - Sep 16th, 2014My first assignment for the daily Herald Traveler was covering Elvin Jones. There was a surprise when I visited his dressing room.
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Trane Word
Giant Steps in Boston
By: - Sep 16th, 2014Only got to hear Trane once. He died young. Surprised that just one tune comprised the set.
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Sed Festival Word
Ancient Egyptian Ritual
By: - Sep 16th, 2014On the occasion of his Jubilee Year the Pharaoh was tested in front of the court. Initially there were consequences which eventually evolved into ceremony and ritual.
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Boston Mayah Walsh on the Arts Opinion
Reply to Larry Stark
By: - Sep 16th, 2014Veteran Boston theatre critic Larry Stark wrote an open letter to Boston Mayor Martin Walsh. He stated his disappointment that campaign promises to the arts community were soon forgotten. We posted his original letter which is linked in this reply from the Mayor's spokesperson longtime arts advocate Joyce Linehan.
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Road Kill Word
I Read the News Today Oh Boy
By: - Sep 13th, 2014The Globe today read. The driver of a tractor trailer was killed when his vehicle flipped over onto the median on Route 128 near Lexington, State Police said.
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Weather or Not Word
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Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis Theatre
Launching 2014-2015 Season
By: - Sep 13th, 2014This season the Phoenix Theatre is presenting the various ways we laugh. Humor is how we manage to get through the tragedies and absurdities of life. They've put together a lineup of stories featuring a rich variety of comedic styles.
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Beef and Boards Announces Season Theatre
Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis
By: - Sep 13th, 2014Our Indianapolis contributor and ATCA member, Melissa Hall, is set for another season of dinnert theatre at Beef and Boards. The company is note for lavishly staged productions of popular musicals. As well as decent roast beef.
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Modern Art in the Berkshires Fine Arts
Clark Curator David Breslin Part Two
By: - Sep 12th, 2014Through October 13 the new special exhition galleries of the Clark Art Instiute feature Make It New: Abstract Painting from the National Gallery of Art 1950-1975. This is part two of a dialogue with Clark curator David Breslin who worked with Harry Cooper of the National Gallery. We discussed how this changes art history and the impact of the exhibition on showing modern art in the Berkshires.
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Susan Erony’s Redeeming Pessimism Fine Arts
Trident Gallery Gloucester, Mass.
By: - Sep 12th, 2014In the heart of downtown Gloucester, a short walk from the renovated and expanded Cape Ann Museum of Art is the ambitious Trident Gallery. Unlike the tourist kitsch of the majority of Gloucester and Rockport galleries this venue speaks to the historic role of Cape Ann as a vibrant modernist art colony. Susan Erony is an example of the small but seminal community of professional artists represented by gallerist Matthew Swift. In his catalogue essay published here he offers an insightful overview of the issues and work of a concerned artist.
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Modern Theatre at Suffolk University Theatre
The 2014-2015 Season
By: - Sep 11th, 2014The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University announces the programming lineup for its 2014-2015 season, featuring conversation, film, and new and classic plays.
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Clark Launches New Galleries with Make It New Fine Arts
Selection of Mid Century Abstraction from the National Gallery
By: - Sep 11th, 2014Clark curator, David Breslin, worked with Harry Cooper of the National Gallery for a special exhibition launching the spacious new galleries designed by Tadao Ando. For long time friends of the Clark it is a bold move into issues of 20th century art. This is the first of two parts of a dialogue with Breslin about the impact of the exhibition, a related seminar, and what this means for the future of modernism in the Berkshires.
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Noel Coward's Fallen Angels Theatre
North Coast Rep Theatre in San Diego
By: - Sep 11th, 2014North Coast Rep Company, of Solano Beach, CA, launched its 33rd season last weekend and hit the ground running with Noel Coward’s delightful spin on the 1920’s comedy-of-manners genre “Fallen Angelsâ€. This wonderfully hilarious and fast-paced romp has the very good fortune to have San Diego-based director Rosina Reynolds at the helm.
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Theresa Rebeck's Seminar Theatre
Palm Desert's Arthur Newman Theatre
By: - Sep 11th, 2014“Seminar†is not a study in intellectual rigor by a long shot, but it can be an entertaining evening of theatre, if one goes not expecting to challenge the gray matter in one’s head. The ensemble cast throw themselves into their portrayals with gusto, sometimes, a little too much gusto
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Seance Word
Tales of the Lower East Side
By: - Sep 11th, 2014Mooshie the stray cat adopted me. After an uptown seance we parted company.
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Cedar Tavern Word
Ersatz Artist Mecca
By: - Sep 10th, 2014The emerging ideas of the abstract expressionists were debated and brawled at the legendary Cedar Tavern. It was just a bar near Greenwich Village in walking distance from 10th street studios where artists gathered to hang out and drink. As an art student on Spring Break I wandered in expecting to find de Kooning.
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Unexamined Life Isn't Worth Living Opinion
But Not By IQ Tests
By: - Sep 09th, 2014Schools used to assign children to classes based on their IQ test scores. Then schools decided it was better for children to be in heterogeneous, or mixed IQ, classes. They would get a better feel for life because many people are not so fast. Now experts may be reconsidering. It is one of the truisms of fashion, and there are intellectual fashions, too, that they change. Here Rifkin again rebuts Zaig.
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The Koons Phenomenon Fine Arts
Reacting to Jed Perl's Essay in New York Review of Books
By: - Sep 08th, 2014As Brice Marden commented in a symposium at the Clark "I haven't made up my mind about Jeff Koons. But it's not for lack of information." He's not the only one that's hanging on the fence. Here Martin Mugar responds to a review of Koons by the always fiesty Jed Perl.
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Brice Marden Discusses Cheap Shots Fine Arts
At 75 an American Master
By: - Sep 08th, 2014Brice Marden is widely admired as one of the foremost abstract artists of his generation. He spoke with the poet Vincent Katz during a recent symposium Make It New? Conversations on Mid-Century Abstraction at the Clark Art Institute During a break we spoke with him and also researched his experiences as an undergraduate at Boston Unversity and transition to graduate study at Yale.
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Fig Tree Word
Wintering Over
By: - Sep 07th, 2014Italians bundle up and bury their fig trees to endure harsh winters. Or keep them in pots to bring indoors. As did my grandmother back in Brooklyn.
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An Update with Michael Conforti Fine Arts
Clark Art Institute's Globe Trotting Director
By: - Sep 07th, 2014Completing a $145 million renovation and expansion the Clark Art Institute repoened this summer. The occasion was launched with a stunning range of special exhibitions. During a recent opening of Magna Carta we asked the museum's fast moving director, Michael Conforti, for an overview of the season and when we might expect to see Treasures from the Prado?
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