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Artist's Statement
WTC ERECTION PHOTOS BY: FLOFOX
I ENTERED THE LOBBY OF THE WORLD TRADE
CENTER AND I GOT A BADGE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE
PREMISES .. WHEN INSIDE THE ELEVATOR, I PRESSED
THE BUTTON FOR THE HIGHEST FLOOR POSSIBLE,
THEN WALKED THE REMAINING 40 FLIGHTS OF
STAIRS. ALONG THE WAY, I PHOTOGRAPHED THE WORKMEN
WORKING, POSING AND EVEN SLEEPING.
WHEN I REACHED THE TOP FLOOR, THE 110TH,
THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS GATHERED
TOGETHER AND POSED FOR ME. THE FOREMAN
INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND GAVE ME A HARD HAT.
I COAXED HIM TO ACCOMPANY ME TO THE APEX.
WHAT A HIGH! (THE HIGHEST POINT IN NYC).
WHEN I HEARD NOISE BELOW , I ASKED THE FOREMAN
TO HOLD MY LEGS AS I LEANED OVER THE EDGE TO
CAPTURE THE MEN ON THE SCAFFOLD, BUILDING THE
BUILDING. I ALSO WENT TO THE OTHER EDGE OF THE ROOF
AND SHOT THE LANDFILL THAT BECAME BATTERY PARK CITY.
I SHOT FIVE ROLLS OF FILM DURING ITS ERECTION.
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FLO FOX- 135 W. 23RD ST., BOX 54, N.Y.C., NY 10011 (212) 255-1260
WWW.FLOFOX.COM / E-MAIL FOTOFLO@GIS.NET
AT LEAST 20 ONE-WOMAN EXHIBITS::
FROM THE NIKON HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY AND A 2-PERSON SHOW WITH "WEEGEE THE FAMOUS" IN PARIS, FRANCE TO GALLERIES IN CAMDEN AND LONDON, ENGLAND.
AT LEAST 40 GROUP SHOWS (& MYRIAD TRAVELING):
FROM THE IBM GALLERY, (ICP) THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, (FIT) FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NYC.
TO BOSTON, MASS., WASH. D. C., CLEVELAND, OH., NEW ORLEANS. LA., ST. PAUL & MNPLS., MN., ATLANTA, GA. TO PASADENA, CA., AND INTERNATIONALLY IN LIVERPOOL, ENG., BUENOS AIRES, AR., TO MEGURO MUSEUM OF ART- TOKYO, JAPAN.
PUBLISHED IN BOOKS: BLACK AND WHITE NEW YORK- 3 PIX
MY COMPLETE WORKS: “ASPHALT GARDENS (69 PHOTOGRAPHS BY FLO FOX)” AND “MY TRUE STORY, (A PHOTO DIARY)”. WOMEN SEE WOMAN, WOMEN SEE MEN, WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH MEN, THE DECADE OF WOMEN, THE HUMAN ANIMAL BY PHIL DONAHUE, THE PICTURE BOOK OF GREENWICH VILLAGE. & ECSTASY BY PLAYBOY PRESS.
PUBLISHED IN OVER 20 MAGAZINES: LIFE- SEPT. 1994!
SCULPTURE REVIEW IN SPRING 1994, POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY, MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY, CAMERA 35, DARKROOM MAGAZINE, PLAYBOY AND PENTHOUSE LETTERS & THE DAILY NEWS MAGAZINE
INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINES: AUGENLICHT,
DER SPEIGEL AND PHOTO REVIEW MAGS.- GERMANY, (FRENCH) PHOTO MAGAZINE / MANCHETE- BRAZIL.
IN OVER 40 NEWSPAPERS:
NY TIMES, POSY DAILY NEWS, POST, PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS, ETC.
GREETING AND POST CARDS:
BY ART UNLIMITED, CARTES D'ART, WIZARD AND GENIUS, BOB DEVERE PROD., M.S. SOCIETY AND MY OWN PUBLISHED CARDS.
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:
BROOKLYN MUSEUM, THE GUND FOUNDATION, PRIVATE COLLECTIONS INCLUDING BROADWAY ACTRESS RUTH FORD.
AS A WRITER:
SCULPTURE REVIEW- “ AMONUMENTAL AFFAIR”, SPRING 1994.
"MONTAGE": BY KODAK; COVER STORY.
PUCHONG FOLIO- "SEXHIBITION: A SHOW WELL HUNG"
18 SEMINARS GIVEN, INCLUDING:
THE NIKON HOUSE, PARK WEST CAMERA CLUB
JAPAN CAMERA SHOW, PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.
20 TELEVISION SHOWS, INCLUDING: THE TODAY SHOW,
TOMORROW SHOW W/ TOM SNYDER, EYEWITNESS NEWS, FOX 6, ABC CAPTIONED NEWS, NBC OVERNIGHT, YOU ASKED FOR IT, LIVE WITH REGIS AND KATHIE LEE, KATE & ALLIE, SHAME ON YOU, PM MAGAZINE, HOUR MAGAZINE, CBS 6 O'CLOCK NEWS.
CABLE TV: THE FOTO-FLO SHOW- AS WEEKLY HOST
DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
CULTURAL REPORT, CHANNEL ARD. BERLIN. SUN., APRIL 6, ‘97.
NHK, 1/2 HOUR DOCU.-- JAPAN, 1994.