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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Joe Thompson Expansion Part Two Fine Arts
Economic Impact and Wish Lists
By: - Mar 10th, 2014Massachusetts funded Mass MoCA initially, and now again, as an economic development to drive the creative economy of cultural tourism in the depressed Northern Berkshire County. In addition to the Clark Art Institute expanded and coming back on line this summer, in a few years, Mass MoCA plans to double its exhibition space. A key result of that expansion will be a shift of visitors from day trips to weekends. In this next phase more involvement with the local community, particularly its artists, will be crucial.
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Joe Thompson on Mass MoCA Expansion Fine Arts
Part One on Phase Three
By: - Mar 09th, 2014Several months ago we spoke in depth with Joe Thompson about a bill pending on Beacon Hill to grant $25 million toward the final phase of developing the North Adams campus of Mass MoCA. This week, early August, 2014 the bill has been signed by outgoing Governor Deval Patrick a Berkshire neighbor of the museum. Thompson, as he discusses here, must raise an additional $30 million for the project which will take several years.
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BIFF Presents A Place at the Table Film
Thursday, March 13 at Monument High School
By: - Mar 09th, 2014THE BIFF is proud to partner with Monument Mountain Regional High School (MMRHS) to present a very special community screening of the award-winning documentary A PLACE AT THE TABLE, narrated by Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges and directed by Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush. The BIFF and MMRHS will present a FREE community dinner followed by the screening and panel discussion on Thursday, March 13 at Monument High School.
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Not Quite April in Paris Fine Arts
Current Exhibitions
By: - Mar 09th, 2014Our correspondent is in Paris for the annual meeting of AICA (International Society of Arts Critics). Of which he is a board member. He sent links to exhibitions which he plans to check out. We appreciate being kept in the loop.
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39 Steps at Annenberg Theatre Theatre
Hitchcock Meets Monty Python
By: - Mar 08th, 2014The terrific comedy production “The 39 Stepsâ€, brilliantly directed by Ken Parks; produced and presented by Coyote StageWorks, of Palm Springs, and The Norris Theatre of Palos Verdes, CA, through March 9, is often referred to as hilarious, zany, and an a inspired collision of comedy and parody at its finest. Newspaper ads often bill the show as “Hitchcock meets Monty Python†wherever it plays, and rightly so.
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First Petrof Pianojazz Festival in Prague Music
At Famous Jazz Dock, February 24-27, 2014
By: - Mar 07th, 2014A new, young contributor to BFA, photographer and writer Ioana Taut, grew up in Romania. Her field of passion is Jazz ! Here she's reporting in word and image about a recent festival in Prague, where she's currently residing. Jazz is alive and well in Eastern European countries!
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Third and Final Phase of Mass MoCA Buildout Fine Arts
Commonwealth's $25.4 Million Kickstart
By: - Mar 06th, 2014With a $25.4 Million grant from the Commonwealth Mass MoCA is embarking on the third and final phase of renovation and development of its 26-building, 600,000 square foot, 16-acre factory campus. Phase III research and concept design work is complete. The project is ready to move construction projected for 2014-2016. This entails 130,000 square feet of gallery space requiring $25 million in state infrastructure grants, plus $30 million in privately raised construction investments, building maintenance reserves, and endowment funding.
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Ghost the Musical in Indy Theatre
Broadway Across America Comes to Town
By: - Mar 06th, 2014The latest in a string of movies turned musicals is Ghost the Musical. A Broadway Across America show based on the 1990 film of the same name, the production follows in the footsteps of The Wedding Singer, Grease, Once, Newsies, Sister Act, Flashdance and a few notable others, fleshing out the story from the movie with musical numbers. This popular trend works well with some movies, but feels forced with others; unfortunately Ghost is one of those others.
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BSO Announces 2014- 2015 Season Music
Welcomes Andris Nelsons
By: - Mar 06th, 2014The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2014-15 season shines a welcoming spotlight on Andris Nelsons as he makes hihighly anticipated debut as BSO Music Director, leading performances that feature an eclectic offering of music and an impressive lineup of guest artists, and presenting programs that illuminate touchstone moments in his life as a musician, from his youngest days as a child in Riga, to his present-day stature as one of the world’s most sought-after conductors. When Mr. Nelsons takes on the title of BSO Music Director in September 2014, at age 35, he will be the youngest conductor to hold that title with the orchestra in over 100 years. The fifteenth music director since the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s founding in 1881, Mr. Nelsons is also the first Latvian-born conductor to assume the post.
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La Biennale de Montréal, Fine Arts
Defining Its Mission
By: - Mar 05th, 2014The mission of La Biennale de Montréal is to foster, support, interpret and disseminate the latest visual arts practices, while raising the international profile of Montréal as a destination of choice for contemporary art. Building on this mission, Uniform has drawn inspiration from the organization’s artistic vision—conveyed by four key terms: experimentation, agility, rigour and openness—to develop the graphic identity of La Biennale de Montréal.
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Liza Minnelli Trashed by John Seven in the Eagle Opinion
Pissed that She Didn’t Wear Panties at the Oscars
By: - Mar 04th, 2014Eagle eyed columnist, John Seven, observed that 67-year-old Liza Minnelli didn't wear panties under her blue pantsuit at the Oscars. Seems he never thought much of her anyway. Her mother, Judy Garland, makes him break out in hives. Stating that he never watches the Oscars or even knows what films are nominated he wrote about it anyway. This from the columnist who urges readers to boycott artistic creeps like Woody Allen. It must have sent him to the emergency room that Cate Blanchett won an Oscar for one of Woody's films.
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Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Music
35th Annual Festival June 26 to July 6
By: - Mar 04th, 2014This summer marks the 35th annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. There are many highlights with international artists slated to perform. It's worth planning for for the trip north to hear Diana Ross, Keith Jarrett, Bobby McFerrin, Ginger Baker, Rufus Wainwright and the music of Frank Zappa.
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Jussi Reijonen at Regattabar March 5 Music
Jazz Artist Joined by Special Guests
By: - Mar 04th, 2014Guitarist/oudist/composer Jussi Reijonen showcases music from his acclaimed CD Jussi Reijonen: un at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 at Regattabar, 1 Bennett Street, Cambridge. He is joined by an international array of players: Swedish acoustic bassist Bruno RÃ¥berg and Palestinian percussionist Tareq Rantisi - each of whom is featured on un - along with Spanish pianist Juan Pérez RodrÃguez and Palestinian cellist Naseem Alatrash as special guests.
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Art Publisher Steve Zevitas Sounds Off Opinion
Venting a Jerry Maguire Moment
By: - Mar 03rd, 2014Steve Zevitas is a Boston gallerist and publisher of the juried magazine New American Painting. Like many in the art world he is constantly on the go making the rounds of biennials and art fairs. Normally he is level headed and reasonable focusing on the artists he publishes and promotes. But he recently vented in a piece in the Huffington Post. He's mad as hell and ain't gonnah take it anymore.
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Malcolm Rogers Another Opinion Fine Arts
Defending Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood
By: - Mar 03rd, 2014David Bonetti started a career as an art critic writing for the Boston Phoenix and Art New England. He moved on to write for daily papers in San Francisco and St. Louis. Now retired from covering fine arts he has returned to Boston. For the past few years he has covered opera for Berkshire Fine Arts with the occasional art piece. In response to our coverage of the retirement of MFA director, Malcolm Rogers, in a letter to the editor he offered a different take. We post it as an op ed piece.
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Malcolm Rogers Resignation Sidebar Fine Arts
Transition of Perry T. Rathbone to Merrill Reuppel
By: - Mar 02nd, 2014The MFA today has been totally rebuilt and defined by Malcolm Rogers. He is resigning after 19 years of dramatic and event brutal change. Part of that transformation is a not so benign neglect of more than a century of institutional and cultural history. The story of the resignation of Rogers was written under pressure of deadline. Since then further research has clarified points raised in the article. More will follow.
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Malcolm Rogers Retires from the MFA Fine Arts
More Autocrat than Aristocrat
By: - Feb 28th, 2014By just two years over Perry T. Rathbone, at 19, the British born Malcolm Rogers is leaving the Museum of Fine Arts as its longest running, most successful and controversial director. From top to bottom he reformed, renovated and rebuilt ever aspect of the museum. Along the way playing a hardball game of croquet worthy of the Queen of Hearts.
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Polish Artist Konrad Smolenski Fine Arts
Caused Buzz at 2013 Venice Biennale
By: - Feb 27th, 2014It would be funny to say that Konrad Smolenski is someone you will soon have heard of. Already a pretty big deal throughout Europe, he had the honor of representing Poland at the Venice Biennale this year and made quite the lasting impression.
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Ernest Thompson’s On Golden Pond Theatre
St. Joseph’s Players of Yucca Valley
By: - Feb 27th, 2014A great deal of the credit for this “family values†production of the bullet-proof On Golden Pond being as successful as it is belongs to Desert Theatre League (DTL) award winning director Rebecca Havely, whose sharp eye filled the stage with props, emotions, and action with tender loving care.
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Christopher Durang Comedy at Mark Taper Forum Theatre
Vanya and Sonia Masha and Spike
By: - Feb 27th, 2014Christopher Durang, freely borrows characters and plot-lines from Chekhov’s plays, then cleverly remixes and reinserts them into his highly entertaining comedy tale with the result being it’s one of the best ensemble casts to tread LA theatre boards in quite awhile. At Mark Taper Forum through March 9.
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The Who & The What by Ayad Ahktar Theatre
World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse
By: - Feb 27th, 2014In the world premiere of “The Who & The What,â€, at The La Jolla Playhouse through March 9, playwright Ayad Ahktar boldly goes where few Muslim writer’s (except for Salmon Rushdie) have gone before – to the heart of religion – to the family.
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Nikos Stage for 2014 Theatre
Williamtown Theatre Festival Update
By: - Feb 27th, 2014Previously Williamstown Theatre Festival released the Main Stage schedule. Now we are informed of two plays for the smaller Nikos Stage.
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Alec Baldwin Cries No Mas Opinion
Why He Vants to Be Alone
By: - Feb 26th, 2014For decades actor Alec Baldwin has opted to duke it out with paparazzis and the gossip media. Now like Roberto Duran tossing in the towel stating "No Mas" Baldwin, in a screed in New York Magazine titled "I Give Up," is withdrawing from public life. For celebrities of his stature, who have tried it in the past, this is more easily said than done. As Martha and the Vandellas sang "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide."
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WAM Theatre Announces 2014 Season Theatre
Focus on Women and Girls
By: - Feb 25th, 2014WAM Theatre’s Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven announces highlights of the 2014 season. The Berkshire-based professional theatre company will celebrate its fifth anniversary with plays readings, special events, panel discussions, and educational programs that focus on women artists and stories of women
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Private Lives at Shakespeare & Company Theatre
Having a Laugh in the Dead of Winter
By: - Feb 23rd, 2014There isn't a lot of depth and substance to Noel Coward's classic 1930 comedy Private Lives. Under artistic director Tony Simotes the game actors of Shakespeare & Company are striving to create an upbeat hilarious production. Through March 30 theatre is alive and well in Lenox as we wait for signs of Spring.
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