Instead of running down all the articles that have mentioned Flo in the past couple of days, I am going to let this one stand alone. It's an obit in the Village Voice from Flo's friend Winnie and it's fucking beautiful and perfect and spot-on.
Remembering Flores McGarrell, 'Gender Outlaw' and Artist, Killed in the Haiti Earthquake
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Here are some other sites where photos of Flo have been posted:
Flo McGarrell Album
Animated gif of Flo and Carissa
Animated gif of Flo sledding
Animated gif of Flo and Aliza
Flores McGarrell
August 31, 1974-January 12 2010
We are, to co-opt our dear friend's lovely self-descriptive catchphrase, Going With Flo. We are scattered across the world, bereft, and traumatized from having lost him; however, we are determined to begin the task of carrying on his legacy now rather than later because we know that in the second he took his last breath, his work became our inheritance. We all refuse to accept the horror of the present as the actuality of Haiti's future; we vow to finish what Flo started in Haiti and, specifically, his beloved Jacmel. We love Flo and what he stood for.
We love Haiti.
This blog will be facilitated collectively, as we know Flo would have wanted it to be. If you have a memory or a story or a photo or a piece of work about/of Flo, please leave a comment and we'll get in touch with you and put it up here.
The photo above is from Art21 Blog, where Flo gave one of his last interviews; in these hours where we're obsessively picking through all types of media that are mentioning him, this interview stands out as being such a wonderful, accurate representation of our Flo. We are unsure of who to credit for the photo; we certainly hope you all will read this interview in order to get a better sense of who our Flo really was, and why we love him so fiercely.
http://blog.art21.org/2009/08/28/inside-the-artists-studio-flo-mcgarrell/
We are now and forever Going With Flo.
August 31, 1974-January 12 2010
We are, to co-opt our dear friend's lovely self-descriptive catchphrase, Going With Flo. We are scattered across the world, bereft, and traumatized from having lost him; however, we are determined to begin the task of carrying on his legacy now rather than later because we know that in the second he took his last breath, his work became our inheritance. We all refuse to accept the horror of the present as the actuality of Haiti's future; we vow to finish what Flo started in Haiti and, specifically, his beloved Jacmel. We love Flo and what he stood for.
We love Haiti.
This blog will be facilitated collectively, as we know Flo would have wanted it to be. If you have a memory or a story or a photo or a piece of work about/of Flo, please leave a comment and we'll get in touch with you and put it up here.
The photo above is from Art21 Blog, where Flo gave one of his last interviews; in these hours where we're obsessively picking through all types of media that are mentioning him, this interview stands out as being such a wonderful, accurate representation of our Flo. We are unsure of who to credit for the photo; we certainly hope you all will read this interview in order to get a better sense of who our Flo really was, and why we love him so fiercely.
http://blog.art21.org/2009/08/28/inside-the-artists-studio-flo-mcgarrell/
We are now and forever Going With Flo.
Photos of Flo
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| Please Click Here to view a collaborative album of photographs of Flo, put together by his family and friends. |
Here are some other sites where photos of Flo have been posted:
Flo McGarrell Album
Animated gif of Flo and Carissa
Animated gif of Flo sledding
Animated gif of Flo and Aliza
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- Early Happy Valentine's Day!
- Georgia's Memorial To Flo At Art:21
- If Flo was a fruit....
- Beautiful.
- Share Your Favorite Happy Stories Today!!!
- Collaborative Photo Album of Flo
- Received this comment today:Flo's famous phrase wa...
- From Ann
- Flo Is Finally Coming Home, For Real.
- Baltimore
- NPR Weekend Edition about Jacmel and Flo this morning
- http://www.examiner.com/x-32196-SF-Photography--Cu...
- Follow-up Article In WSJ
- How To Contribute
- Sweet Tribute From Jeffery Beam
- New York memorial for Flo McGarrell, sunday 1pm
- Montpelier, VT. Memorial
- Update on Flo's remains in Haiti
- URGENT: Email From Ann
- Media Roundup From Yesterday.
- Art: 21 Statements in Memory of Flo
- Montpelier, VT. Memorial
- Vermont Seven Days Blog Entry
- Flo Will Be Home In 48 Hours.
- Webcast of Baltimore Memorial
- Article in Burlington VT Newspaper
- Big Aftershock This Morning
- Another message from Ann last night, via Tami. Any...
- An Homage to Flo from Julie Dermansky
- My mom sent me this article- I decided to re-post ...
- In P-a-P
- Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice
- They're Coming Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- SF Memorials
- Donating and saying thank you to the Colombian Red...
- Message Board Up
- Status Of City Of Jacmel
- Morning Updates!
- Blog entry from someone in Haiti about Flo and the...
- WSJ Article Is Out
- UPDATE: 8:45 PM
- Photo album of Flo
- David Bogus has posted an iReport on CNN pleading ...
- UPDATE: 4:30 PM
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- Tribute To Flo From FOSAJ Founders
- CNN Article On Peace-Of-Mind Hotel
- Montpelier VT Memorial not this weekend
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- Update- Sue Still At Collapse Site With Flo's Rema...
- Here is a nice message from Flo's friend David Bog...
- Update: Email Response From State Dept.
- Update: Situation Becomes Urgent Again
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- Great Article About Flo
- Sue Frame Is Bringing Flo Home.
- Octopus Blood!
- Memorials for our Flo,
- Anybody Wanna Help Me Out?
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