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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Jenny Holzer at the Guggenheim Front Page
Jenny Holzer: Light Line,
By: - May 17th, 2024The Guggenheim presents the solo exhibition Jenny Holzer: Light Line, featuring a reimagining of Holzer’s 1989 landmark artwork.
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Bernadette Peters at Barrington Stage Front Page
Tony Winner Perfoms One Nighter
By: - May 17th, 2024As part of its 30th Anniversary Celebration, Barrington Stage Company announces Tony Award-winner Bernadette Peters in Concert on Tuesday, August 27 at 8:00 p.m. on the Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street).
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Artist Katherine Porter at 82 Front Page
Emerged with Boston’s Studio Coalition
By: - May 16th, 2024Always on the move the artist Katherine Porter died in New Mexico at 82. For several years in the late 1960s she was an integral part of a movement of emerging Boston artists. She was part of the Studio Coalition which mounted the nation's first Open Studios. She was the first new Boston artist selected for the Whitney Annual. Until the tide changed she was among the most admired abstract artists of her generation.
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The Far Country at Yale Rep Front Page
Play by Lloyd Suh About Chinese Immigration
By: - May 16th, 2024The most touching moment in the play is when the detainees talk about writing poetry on the walls. The poetry is periodically covered over; but years after Angel Island closes, the putty and paint covering the poetry begins to chip away, and the heartbroken lines of poetry reappear.
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London's Serpentine Gallery Front Page
Plethora of Programming
By: - May 16th, 2024Launching a season of specially curated activations, the 23rd Serpentine Pavilion will play host to a new commissioned soundscape, a library and a series of performances and talks.
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Opera Lafayette’s Les Fetes de Thalie Front Page
At Museo del Barrio
By: - May 14th, 2024Under the baton of Christophe Rousset, Opera Lafayette’s production of the charmingly absurd Thalie was a triumph of artistry and innovation. With its contemporary flair, vibrant choreography, stellar performers, and infectious energy, the evening proved a delightful theatrical experience.
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Barrington Stage Set for Summer Front Page
Kicks Off with La Cage aux Folles
By: - May 14th, 2024With a book by Harvey Fierstein (Broadway: Kinky Boots, Torch Song Trilogy) and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman (Broadway: Hello, Dolly!, Mame), La Cage aux Folles is based on the play by Jean Poirot that also inspired the 1978 French film of the same name and its American remake, The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane.
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North Adams Poet Sarah Sutro Front Page
Natural Wonders Her Second Book of Poetry
By: - May 13th, 2024The poems in this book point out split second changes, interactions within the environment, and capture the upfront miniscule moment and the constancy of rhythms, arcs and gifts from nature.
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Berkshire Music School Gala at Ventfort Hall Front Page
Flutist Brandon Patrick George To Perform
By: - May 13th, 2024On June 1, 2024 the Berkshire Music School, in partnership with Ventfort Hall, welcomes Brandon Patrick George, flute, for Berkshire Music School's Annual Gala to raise funds for BMS’ Community Engagement programs, including pay-what-you-wish group classes, need-based private lesson scholarships, and outreach assemblies and workshops in public schools.
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Hyde Museum in Glens Falls Front Page
A Hidden Gem of Old Masters
By: - May 13th, 2024Tucked away in Glens Falls, New York is the small but magnificent Hyde Museum. In a rural industrial setting it is astonishing to encounter a collection of Old Masters and modern works that run the gamut from Rembrandt to Picasso and beyond.
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The Duality of Breath Yin and Yang Front Page
Cultivating Inner Power
By: - May 13th, 2024The core concept in Daoist understanding of the breath is Qi (pronounced “chee”). Qi is not simply oxygen, but a subtle energy force believed to permeate all living things and the universe itself. It is the dynamic interplay of Yin and Yang, the fundamental polarities that govern existence. Deep, mindful breathing is seen as a way to cultivate and refine Qi, leading to improved health, inner peace, and a deeper connection to the Dao.
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Provincetown Berta Walker Gallery Front Page
35th Season
By: - May 13th, 2024A large show featuring “The Anchors of the Berta Walker Gallery” will celebrate the artists who keep the gallery thriving: Director Grace Hopkins, Gallery Assistant Laura Shabott and Gallery Assistant/Installer Bert Yarborough. Accompanying this show will be a group show of art by former staff, including Sky Power and Erna Partoll (both of whom worked at the gallery for ten years), as well as photos of individuals, friends, and family who have made the Gallery’s existence possible (a visual “introduction of gratitude,” if you will, in our book of visuals.)
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A New Slant on Thoreau Front Page
Huff and Puff at deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum
By: - May 08th, 2024This provocative installation at the deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum is a “dystopian meditation on the lives of marginalized groups, debt, the challenges of home ownership and living in a climate-stressed world today.”
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Marjorie Minkin Recalls Clement Greenberg and Kenworth Moffett Front Page
Mentoring of an Emerging Artist
By: - May 08th, 2024I first met Clement Greenberg after Ken (Moffett) invited me to go to Toronto in the summer of 1981 where he and Greenberg were on a panel discussion at the Toronto Art Fair. I accompanied Greenberg and Moffett on their visit to at least 20 artists’ studios in Toronto. It was the best art education of my life!
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John Clarke on view at Sohn Fine Art Front Page
Berkshire Artist Shows in Lenox Gallery
By: - May 07th, 2024Solo exhibition of mixed-media by Berkshire-based artist John Clarke on view at Sohn Fine Art in Lenox, MA through the end of July.
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Front Page
At Goodspeed
By: - May 06th, 2024Goodspeed has turned into The Music Hall Royale, circa 1895, for a thoroughly enjoyable production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. All that is needed is some good British ale.
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Pollock's Masterpiece Lavender Mist Front Page
How It Got Away From the MFA
By: - May 05th, 2024For under a million dollars, MFA curator Kenworth Moffett, presented Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist to the acquisitions committee. In an epic pratfall the trustees under orders from the new director, Merrill Rueppel, turned it down. In a matter of weeks it was acquired by the National Gallery. The MFA later acquired two works by the abstract expressionist artist. Several years ago a Pollock, now owned by the Norton Museum, sold for $200 million.
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Andrew Stevovich at Clark Gallery Front Page
Whimsical Figuration
By: - Apr 30th, 2024Whimsical figurative artist Andrew Stevovich is exhibiting at Clark Gallery in Lincoln, Mass.
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Lost in Translation: Heidi Schreck's Uncle Vanya Front Page
Lacks Emotional Punch at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater
By: - Apr 30th, 2024Whereas Chekhov's 1897 masterpiece balanced humor and pathos, this modernized rendition prioritizes laughs over hard-hitting emotion. Schreck’s interpretation charms audiences with its humor....up to a point. Her Vanya, the titular ‘hero,’ may be amusing, but he lacks heroic dimension.
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Poem or Not Word
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Judy Kensley McKie Carving the Surface Front Page
At Gallery Naga
By: - Apr 27th, 2024Judy Kensley McKie Carving the Surface is the latest exhibition at Gallery NAGA. In the span of four decades she has been been among the most renowned artists of her generation.
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All My Sons by Arthur Miller Front Page
At Hartford Stage
By: - Apr 26th, 2024Marsha Mason, who stars in this production, feels All My Sons, an early play by Miller, one of his best. I agree. And this production proves it.
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Lempicka Bombs on Broadway Front Page
An interesting Artist but Muddled Production
By: - Apr 26th, 2024Lempicka was dud when it workshopped in 2018 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Now. with a thud, it has landed on Broadway
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STRIP-TOWER by Gerhard Richter Front Page
Installed by London's Serpentine Gallery
By: - Apr 23rd, 2024STRIP-TOWER (2023) expands on Gerhard Richter's continued exploration of painting, photography, digital reproduction and abstraction and self-scrutinising approach that have occupied his practice for over six decades.
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Jeffrey Gibson at American Pavilion of Venice Biennale Front Page
Studio Visit in 2006 with Native American Artist
By: - Apr 21st, 2024Currently Native American artist, Jeffrey Gibson, is the first to be honored by an exhibition in the American Pavilion of the Venice Biennale. We first encountered him when he exhibited with Camillo Alvarez in his Boston based Samson Gallery. At the time I was researching and curating Native American art. We met for a studio visit in 2006.
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