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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The Man with the Beckett Face Word
Heavier Than Joyce, Terser,
By: - Sep 07th, 2014He crossed over to Ireland, yet again. That was August,1939, and the Germans On the move.
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Dissent Word
Reading Hannah Arendt
By: - Sep 07th, 2014I read the news today oh boy About a lucky man who made the grade And though the news was rather sad Well I just had to laugh I saw the photograph He blew his mind out in a car
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Tanz im August 2014 – Berlin Dance
Assessment of Contemporary Dance
By: - Sep 06th, 2014'Dance in August' in Berlin, Germany, celebrated it's 26th season.Quite an accomplishment! 21 international companies representing 14 countries performed on several stages throughout Berlin. 'Tanz im August' and its current artistic director, Virve Sutinen, celebrated again the world of dance with well known companies and newly discovered dancers and choreographers during a two week long festival.
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What’s Magna About Clark’s Carta Fine Arts
Williamstown Display of Seminal 1215 Document
By: - Sep 06th, 2014The Barons of England forced King John to sign Magna Carta in 1215. It limited his Divine Rights and created a Constitutional Monarchy laying a foundation of British Common Law and the eventual creation of Parliament. A less than perfect document it was annuled a few months later then revived several times in later years. One of only four copies of the original document is on display as the special exhibiton Radical Words: From Magna Carta to the Constitution on view at the Clark Art Institute through November 1.
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In Love Word
From The Merit of Light Poems by Stephen Rifkin
By: - Sep 04th, 2014A debut collection of poetry The Merit of Light is inspired by the author’s relationship with his wife and their time living on an island in Maine. Rifkin’s poems... communicate both the beauty and isolation of island life, and his wife Wilma's simple but lovely sketches enhance the poems, making them even more evocative.
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Outside The Machine Opinion
Waxing Philosophical
By: - Sep 03rd, 2014There has been a lively response to the provocative series of think pieces by the Berkshire artist David Zaig. Here the Berkshire poet Stephen Rifkin debates Zaig's contentions. They often sit at the same table during weekly Monday night Chinese dinners in North Adams. Rifkin recently gave a poetry reading at the Rudd Art Museum where Zaig is currently exhibiting his work.
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Jenny Gersten Quits NY’s High Line Theatre
Returns to First Love the Arts
By: - Sep 03rd, 2014At this time last year Jenny Gersten did not renew a three year contract as artistic director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She took a job as director of NY's High Line. For the interim she programmed the recently concluded 2014 WTF season. In a recent e mail exchange I told Gersten that her return to theatre was inevitable. It's in her genes. She corrects me that she hopes to return to "the arts."
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Robin Williams Remembered Television
PBS Special September 9
By: - Sep 02nd, 2014The one-hour special will feature Williams’ last full-length television interview, including never-before-seen footage of his comments on life and work, tributes by those who knew and worked with him closely in all phases of his career, and clips from iconic moments throughout his career. Williams shares stories about his first stand-up act, his desire to be a serious dramatic actor and his tireless efforts to entertain U.S. troops overseas.
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Berkshire Theatre 2014 Theatre
Highlights of a Diverse Season
By: - Sep 02nd, 2014From the first of May through the end of August we posted 86 theatre articles by a diverse staff of contributors. This overview is limited to the four major Berkshire companies: Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Theatre Group, Shakespeare & Company, and Williamstown Theatre Group. Our summary is based on reviewing most but not all of the 2014 Berkshire Summer Season.
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Benno Friedman Hosted Tim Leary Photography
Hitched Ray and Alice Brock of Alice's Restaurant
By: - Sep 02nd, 2014An extended family of artists and hipsters celebrate holidays in the Berkshires at the home of Benno and Stephanie Friedman. Among the renowned guests have been LSD guru, Tim Leary, and chef Alice Brock. Benno shot the illustrations for the Alice's Restaurant Cookbook. There's a shot of me with an apple in my mouth in the chapter on stuffing.
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Premiere of Works by Stephen Dankner Music
Clark Features Berkshire Composer October 12
By: - Sep 01st, 2014During a recent meeting in Williamstown the Berkshire Composer and Berkshire Fine Arts contributor, Stephen Denkner, discussed several world premieres over the next couple of months. His Quartets Nos. 14, 16 and 17 will be performed by the Dover String Quartet at the Clark Art Institute on October 12 at 3 PM.
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Art and Fashion Word
No Regrets
By: - Sep 01st, 2014Once celebrated artists no longer are. One of them was Jennifer Bartlett. Even then I was not impressed.
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Tony Bennett Returns to Tanglewood Music
American Jazz Master Flat Out at 88
By: - Sep 01st, 2014The Tanglewood season closed with a near to capacity audience for national treasure Tony Bennett. Closing in on 90 yet again he uniquely rattled the renowned rusty pipes. He proved why Frank Sintra hailed him as the greatest jazz singer of his generation. Keeping forever young he is about to release an album of duets with Lady Gaga.
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Vaccination Followup Opinion
Poor Former Dr. Wakefield
By: - Aug 31st, 2014In this sidebar to the Vaccination Divide we discuss the contoversies surrounding the research of Dr. Andrew Wakefield who uncovered links between autism and a particular type of gut inflammation. Eventually his findings were discredieted and his liscense to practice medicine was revoked. But he is correct that aluminum toxicity is capable of doing real damage.
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Defining an Artist Opinion
Honorific vs. Generic
By: - Aug 30th, 2014Anyone who hangs a few pictures in a coffee shop is a self proclaimed artist or photographer. Is anyone who makes art an artist? Does posting comments to Facebook make one a critic? Does posting snap shots of your cat or kids qualify as art? Despite decades as a successful commercial and fine arts photographer the Berkshire based Benno Friedman, during an extensive interview, explains why he hestitates to call himself an artist.
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September Song Word
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Open Letter to Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh Opinion
My Theatrical Response to Disaster in Ferguson
By: - Aug 29th, 2014Back in the day Larry Stark was the theatre critic for Boston After Dark which elided as The Boston Phoenix. He has covered theatre for decades currently with his website Theatre Mirror. Following up on campaign promises Stark in an open letter has questions for Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "To put it bluntly Mayor, I voted for you Only because I thought at the time that your commitment to The Arts was genuine."
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Salamander a 12 Part Belgian Thriller Television
Compelling Series on Netflix
By: - Aug 29th, 2014We devoured the 12 part Belgian series "Salamander" over three riveting evenings. Starting as a not so unique bank robbery the master mind has more than theft planned for the 66 owners of targeted private boxes in the vault. The real motive is to bring down a powerful cabal with the code name Salamander surviving from a WWII Resistance group.
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Magna Carta at the Clark Word
1215 and All That
By: - Aug 29th, 2014Magna Carta comes to the Clark courtesy of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral as part of the United Kingdom’s preparations for celebrating the document’s 800th anniversary in 2015. The Lincoln Cathedral Exemplar of Magna Carta is widely regarded as the finest extant copy of the document due to the fact that it is written in an ‘official’ hand and has remained at Lincoln since the time of its first issue.
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The Future of Theatre Theatre
Theatre Communications Group Conference
By: - Aug 29th, 2014When seeking news of what’s happening in American not-for-profit theatre, you can track those happenings via the Theatre Communications Group (TCG). Once a year the organization convenes its National Conference in a different city, allowing members and interested parties to come together, press the flesh, attend workshops and panels, and exchange ideas on the state and future of American theatre.
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Berkshire Photographer Benno Friedman Photography
Early Years: Woodstock, Rolling Stone, Playboy
By: - Aug 25th, 2014Berkshire based photographer, Benno Friedman, bought a camera in a duty free shop in the Amsterdam airport. It was the summer after graduation from college in 1966. Upon returning a friend helped him to process and print the film. Soon that launched into dual career as a commercial and fine arts photographer. That led to assignments like shooting Woodstock for Playboy and Seventeen. He was also a stringer for Rolling Stone. This is part one of a recent extensive interview.
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The Vaccination Divide Opinion
Exploring the Pros and Cons
By: - Aug 25th, 2014Faith based and other concerned parents have opted not to vaccinate their children. This can result in outbreaks in formerly widely preventable diseases. There are concerns that vaccinations may in fact induce dangerous side effects inluding an inclination for autism. Our science correspondent, a firm advocate of vaccination, explores the issues and risk factors.
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at Pillow Dance
82nd Season Ends with Neo Classical Modernism
By: - Aug 25th, 2014The 82nd season of Jacob's Pillow Dance ended with the fifth Berkshire performance of the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. With a program of works by three choreographers the company conflated classical traditions and contemporary variations. Post season we anticipate the annual collaboration with Mass MoCA.
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Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley Television
A Copper in BBC Hit on Netflix
By: - Aug 24th, 2014Sarah Lancashire is familiar to PBS viewers as the lesbian head mistress in Sally Wainwright's series Last Tango in Halifax. She has written a news cop series Happy Valley built around Lancashire. The hit, six part BBC series is now avaiable for binge viewing on Netflix.
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Two Gentleman of Verona at Old Globe Theatre
Shakespeare Summer Season to September 14
By: - Aug 22nd, 2014This time The Old Globe wraps up their highly successful 2014 Shakespeare Summer Season with the delightfully entertaining rom/com “Two Gentlemen of Veronaâ€, directed by acclaimed Globe Alum and Tony Award nominee Mark Lamos.
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