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Artbreaking with Charlie Finch
Episode 6
Author and first cousin of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, John H. Davis discusses all theories regarding the Kennedy assassination in his books "The Kennedys: Dynasty and Disaster" and "Mafia Kingfish: Carlos Marcello and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy." John Davis, last of the Bouvier men passed away in 2012. Musical breaks by Marvin Gaye, The Faces, and The Rolling Stones aired on July 30, 1992
Artbreaking with Charlie Finch
Episode 5
The Profane and the Sacred: performance artist Colette and Connoisseur magazine editor Daniel Pinchbeck are guests for the first part of the show and Allen Ginsberg and the Gyuto Tantric Choir are guests for the second with musical breaks by Leisure Class, Bruce Springsteen and the Gyuto Tantric Choir aired October 24, 1991. This show is an extra 30 minutes long.
photo of Allen Ginsberg © Hans van Dijk
Artbreaking with Charlie Finch
Episode 4
El Museo Del Barrio reopens with their 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Artists Talk Back: Visual Conversations with El Museo, Part I – Reclaiming History 1994, curated by Susana Torruella Leval with guest artists Charles Biasiny-Rivera, Sophie Rivera and Robert Coane. Charlie's son Charles guest DJ's with cuts from the Violent Femmes, The Meat Puppets and Smashing Pumpkins aired on June 16, 1994
photo © Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Artbreaking with Charlie Finch
Episode 3
WCBS cultural critic, author and actor, Leonard Harris discusses World War II, New York theater, swing music and a novel he is writing, "War Songs." In December 2014, 23 years after this broadcast, "War Songs" was released. Leonard Harris passed away in 2011. Featured music for this show are selections from Francis Thorne's "Porter on My Mind" aired winter 1991
The Charlie Finch Archives on Artnet
A repository of Charlie’s art criticism while he was chief art critic at Artnet from 2005 to 2012
Charlie at home in the East village with his art collection in 2017
photo © Sylvie Ball
Artbreaking with Charlie Finch
Episode 2
Gered Mankowitz talks about photographing The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix aired on April 8, 1993
photo © Gered Mankowitz
Artbreaking with Charlie Finch
Episode 1
Andrew Solomon discusses his first book, "The Irony Tower: Soviet Artists in the Time of Glasnost" aired on April 2, 1992