Frank Ocean
Tom Sachs
Frank Ocean & Rosie Watson
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Frank Ocean & Mikey Alfred & Ryan Breaux & Sage Elsesser & Na’kel Smith & Ibrahim Hariri & Evan Clark
Frank Ocean & Lil B
Kanye West
Tyler, The Creator
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Frank Ocean & Chassol & Om’Mas Keith
Ben Brooks
Kae Tempest
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Frank Ocean
Andrew Durbin
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“Scale 1:1” is a photographic series by Frank Ocean on pages 276–287 of Boys Don’t Cry magazine, released alongside his studio album Blonde on August 20, 2016. The piece features a scaled one-to-one toy and “life-size” model of a late-1980s BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution with a touring car-inspired live...
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ENGINE
Type … S52 DOHC
Displacement … 3,152 cc
Bore and Stroke … 86.4 x 89.6 mm
Compression Ratio … 10.5 : 1
Maximum Torque … 524.2 ft-lbs @ 6,500 rpm
Maximum Power … 552 HP
CHASSIS
Wheelbase … 2,562 mm (100.9 in)
Overall Length … 4,345 mm (171.1 in)
Overall Width … 1,680 mm (66.1 in)
Steering … Rack and Pinion
Dry Weight … 2,645 lbs
BRAKES
Front … Wilwood 310 mm, 6 Piston
Rear … Wilwood 310 mm, 4 Piston
SUSPENSION
Front and Rear … H&R RSS Clubsport
Swaybar Front and Rear … 22 mm Front, 19 mm Rear
TIRES
Front … Nitto NT05 235/35/17
Rear … Nitto NT05 255/35/17
Transmission … ZF 5 Speed
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Scale 1:1 was written by Frank Ocean.
Scale 1:1 was produced by Frank Ocean.
Frank Ocean released Scale 1:1 on Sat Aug 20 2016.
“Scale 1:1” appears on pages 276–287 of Boys Don’t Cry magazine.
Frank Ocean referenced “Scale 1:1” in the opening letter of Boys Don’t Cry, discussing his experiences producing the magazine:
I found it romantic, sometimes, editing this project. The whole time, I felt as though I was in the presence of a $16m McLaren F1 armed with a disposable camera. My memorie...
“Scale 1:1,” pp. 276–277 of Boys Don’t Cry.
“Scale 1:1,” pp. 278–279 of Boys Don’t Cry.
“Scale 1:1,” pp. 280–281 of Boys Don’t Cry.
“Scale 1:1,” pp. 282–283 of Boys Don’t Cry.
“Scale 1:1,” pp. 284–285 of Boys Don’t Cry.
“Scale 1:1,” pp. 286–287 of Boys Don’t Cry.
Toy box for a remote-controlled BMW E30 M3 Sport Evo car; pictured on pages 276–277 of Boys Don’t Cry (Tumblr, 2016).
Life-size toy box; pictured on pages 278–285 of Boys Don’t Cry (Tumblr, 2016).
Life-size toy box; pictured on pages 278–285 of Boys Don’t Cry (Tumblr, 2016).
Testing the internal...
On March 11, 2017, Frank Ocean created a YouTube channel for his newly independent record label blonded. The channel’s banner & profile artworks feature a scene from “Scale 1:1” with Ocean’s custom BMW E30 M3.
Blonded’s YouTube channel banner artwork (YouTube, 2017).
Blonded’s YouTube channel...