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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Boston Artist Thad Beal: Beer and Burgers Fine Arts
From Law to Fine Arts
By: - Sep 21st, 2013Thaddeus "Thad" Beal is included in the Chawky Frenn book 100 Boston Artists. Actually I have long regarded him as one of the top ten Boston painters. It was a privilege to curate an exhibition of his work at the Gallery of the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University. In 2006 we met for a Beer and Burger as reported in Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Made in Mexico at the ICA Fine Arts
Twenty Mexican and International Artists
By: - Sep 21st, 2013Made in Mexico presented the work of 20 Mexican and international artists whose work references Mexico through iconographic, architectural, and conceptual means as a way of addressing the increasingly complex relationship between globalism and national identity. This 2004 review was posted to Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Yinka Shonibare at Kunsthalle Wien Fine Arts
Double Dutch
By: - Sep 21st, 2013Yinka Shonibare: Double Dutch was shown at the Kunsthalle Wien in 2004. He was one of the most interesting artists included in the controversial 2000 exhibition of the Charles Saatchi collection Sensation at the Brooklyn Museum. This article is reposted from Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Former Met Curator Lowery Sims Fine Arts
Discusses African American Art and Jaune Quick To See Smith
By: - Sep 21st, 2013Lowery Siums was the first African American curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Later she was the director of the Studio Museum in Harlem. We met for lunch in Chelsea followed by a visit to the exhibition of our mutual friend Jaune Quick To See Smith at Flomenhaft Gallery. This article was posted to Maverick Arts Magazine in 2005.
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John Currin at the Whitney Museum Fine Arts
A Bra Busting Exhibition
By: - Sep 20th, 2013The illustrative realist painter has explored the old master techniques of Caravaggio as well as smarmy soft and hard core porn. At the eyebrow raising age of 41 he was given a retrospective by the Whitney Museum of American Art. This review is resposted from a 2003 article in Maverick Arts Magazie.
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith at Suffolk University Fine Arts
New Works at New Engand School of Art & Design Gallery
By: - Sep 20th, 2013During a studio visit in New Mexico Jaune Quick To See Smith agreed to create new works for a special exhibition at the Gallery of New England School of Arts and Design. She presented a lecture to a large audience of students and faculty and also spoke intimately in the gallery. The artist Ric Haynes, who works extensively with the Crow Nation participated in the informal discussion. This is reposted from a 2006 article in Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Moonlight Diner in Williamstown Food
Burgers with Rock ‘n’ Roll
By: - Sep 20th, 2013With its vintage Rock 'n' Roll decor The Moonlight Diner in Williamstown offers a winning combination of comfort food at affordable. It was packed with families for Sunday brunch.
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Roth Time: a Dieter Roth Retrospective Fine Arts
MoMA and P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
By: - Sep 20th, 2013The retrospective of Dieter Roth begged the question of the difference between treasure and trash. One waded through an enormous amount of stuff created by an amazingly original and prolific artist. This article was posted in Maverick Arts Magazine on April 6, 2004.
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Kazimir Malevich: Suprematism Fine Arts
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
By: - Sep 20th, 2013By 1913, as the leader of the Russian movement of Suprematism, Kazimir Malevich pushed abstract art to the limit. During the initial liberation of the Russian Revolution he held a position of authority over the fine arts. That Utopia ended with the rise of Joseph Stalin after which the fine arts retreated to the conservative, agit-prop movement of Social Realism. This review is reposted from 2004 article in Maverick Arts Magazine.
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James Rosenquist: A Retrospective Fine Arts
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
By: - Sep 20th, 2013As a young artist in New York James Rosenquist supported himself by painting billboards. That informed his approach as a Pop artist. For a time in the 1960s I worked for him as a studio assistant. This review of the Guggenheim retrospective is reposted from a 2004 article in Maverick Arts Magazine.
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German Artist Blinky Palermo Fine Arts
London's Serpentine Gallery
By: - Sep 20th, 2013Blinky Palermo a name adapted by a German artist from the genre of American boxing was a student of Joseph Beuys. But, in a brief career, he went in a different direction. In the relatively small Serpentine Gallery in London we had the rare opportunity to see his work in depth. This report was posted to Maverick Arts Magazine on May 29, 2003.
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Rethinking Landmark 9 Evenings Fine Arts
9 Evenings Reconsidered: Art, Theatre and Engineering, 1966
By: - Sep 19th, 2013The series 9 Evenings which were presented in a vast Armory in New York in 1966 impacted the emergence of performance art conflated with art/science/ technology. This is a reposting of an exhibition at the List MIT Visual Arts Center for Maverick Arts Magazine from 2006.
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Conductor Michael Christie Music
Continues as Music Director of Minnesota Opera
By: - Sep 19th, 2013Conductor Michael Christie continues as Music Director of Minnesota Opera, a post he began in fall 2012, leading three productions during the 2013-2014 season. Christie conducts Puccini’s Manon Lescaut from September 21-20, 2013, Richard Strauss’ Arabella from November 9-17, 2013, and Verdi’s Macbeth from January 25-February 1, 2014 at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (345 Washington Street).
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Eva Hesse Retrospective Fine Arts
Curated by Elisabeth Sussman and Renate Petzinger
By: - Sep 19th, 2013During a 2002 tour of the Rhine we visited Wiesbaden to view the special exhibition of work by the American artist Eva Hesse. This review is reposted from Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Williams College Exhibition of Hitler the Artist Fine Arts
Prelude to a Nightmare: Art Politics, and Hitler’s Early Years in Vienna 1906- 1913
By: - Sep 19th, 2013In 2002 Deborah Rothschild curated "Prelude to a Nightmare: Art Politics, and Hitler’s Early Years in Vienna 1906- 1913" for the Williams College Museum of Art. We repost a dialogue with her from Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Ailey II at Williams College Dance
Residence and Performance
By: - Sep 18th, 2013In the program of Sandra Burton a major dance company is invited to reside at Willams College as an aspect of the fall curriculum. Last night at the "62 Center on its Main Stage there was a galvanic performance by Ailey II. The two hour program featured three works spanning from Revelations (1960) to Virtues (2012) and Streams (1970) in between.
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Boston Artist Robert Ferrandini Fine Arts
A Studio Visit From Right to Left
By: - Sep 18th, 2013In 2005 we visited the artist Robert Ferrandini in his studio. Recovering from a stroke he was learning to paint with the other hand. This report in Maverick Arts discussed progress for an exhibition at Gallery Naga.
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Painting in Boston: 1950-2000 Fine Arts
Survey by DeCordova Museum in 2002
By: - Sep 18th, 2013Painting in Boston: 1950-2000 was presented at DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park . This review is reposted from Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Landmark MFA Survey of Boston Women Fine Arts
A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists in Boston, 1870-1940
By: - Sep 18th, 2013In 2001 the Museum of Fine Arts paid tribute to women in "A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists in Boston, 1870-1940." This review is reposted from Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Jungle Book at Huntington Theatre Extended Theatre
Final Performance Now October 20
By: - Sep 18th, 2013Due to popular demand, the Huntington Theatre Company again extends the run of its world premiere adaptation of The Jungle Book – the final performance will now be Sunday, October 20. The “inventive and visually stunning†(Entertainment Weekly) production officially opens tonight, Wednesday, September 18 at 7pm at the Huntington’s mainstage, the Boston University Theatre.
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Dialogue with Documenta's Okwui Enwezer Fine Arts
Part Three with Robert Fleck Letter
By: - Sep 18th, 2013This is a conclusion of coverage of Documenta XI from a December 21, 2000 report in Maverick Arts Magazine. This also includes a letter from the Austrian curator Ribert Fleck.
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Discussing Documenta XI Fine Arts
Part Two with Okwui Enwezer
By: - Sep 18th, 2013Part Two of a dialogue with Documenta XI organizer Okwui Enwezer. This is reposted from December 20, 2000 in Maverick Arts Magazine.
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Okwui Enwezer on Documenta XI Fine Arts
Part One
By: - Sep 18th, 2013Jane Farver invited the director of Documenta XI, Okwui Enwezer, to speak at MIT. Following the extensive lecture we met for a conversation. This is part one of a dialogue reposted from Maverick Arts, December 18, 2000.
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Documenta XI Fine Arts
International Exhibition in Kassel Germany
By: - Sep 18th, 2013Documenta, in Kassel Germany is the largest and one of the formative biennials. Actually it is held every five years. This is a report on Documenta 11 which is reposted from a September 11, 2002 article in Maverick Arts Magazine. It was organized by the African curator Okwui Enwezer.
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Renowned Artist Jaune Quick to See Smith Fine Arts
New Mexico Studio Visit
By: - Sep 17th, 2013It started as an e mail dialogue. During a drive through the South West we arrived at the studio of the renowned Native American artist and activist, Jaune Quick To See Smith. That led to an exhibition of all new works on paper that I curated for the gallery of the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University. On that occasion Janune gave a special lecture to a general assembly of Suffolk students.This report is reposted from a 2005 article in Maverick Arts Magazine.
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