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Charlie Ahearn (born 1951) is an American film maker living in New York City. Although predominantly involved in film and video art production, he is also known for his work as an author, freelance writer, member of Colab , and radio host.
Charlie Ahearn is an American film director and creative cultural artist living in New York City. Although predominantly involved in film and video production, he is also known for his work as a visual artist, author and radio host.
Charlie Ahearn (b. 1951, Binghamton, New York, U.S.) is one of the most important chroniclers and historians of Wild Style graffiti and its extension into dance, music and other creative fields. His seminal film Wild Style (1982) not only captured the graffiti community at its height, but helped to spread its message around the world.
Aug 10, 2023 · 'Wild Style' director Charlie Ahearn talked about the film’s legacy, its influences, working with Fab 5 Freddy and more.
Before Charlie Ahearn directed the classic hip-hop film Wild Style, which first screened in 1982, he was shooting slides and kung-fu movies on Super 8mm film.
Mar 18, 2017 · The man behind the movie, artist-turned-director Charlie Ahearn, had been doing his bit to document the scene since the tail end of the 1970s. As he reveals in this interview with DJ History’s Bill Brewster , Ahearn was one the first members of the downtown art scene to regularly travel to the Bronx, not only to attend clubs, but ...
Sep 17, 2021 · On a blisteringly hot summer day in Tribeca, Amon Focus talks to director Charlie Ahearn about the Origin Story of his film Wild Style.
May 18, 2017 · Before hip-hop became popular worldwide, Charlie Ahearn was there with his camera, taking pictures and documenting the nascent art form. The artist and filmmaker, freshly transplanted from...
Oct 11, 2015 · American, born 1951 Caption: The Museum of Modern Art Renovation and Expansion Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler. Photography by Iwan Baan, Courtesy of MoMA
Charlie Ahearn is known for Wild Style (1982), Fear of Fiction (2000) and The Deadly Art of Survival (1979).
