‘Print’ magazine features Frank Ocean photo series “Tush”

Ysham Jackson with short, blonde hair, whited out glasses, in front of a green-blue background. PRINT ISSUE ONE.

Ysham Jackson in “Tush” by Frank Ocean; Print, “Issue One.”

British creative director Christopher Simmonds and stylist Francesca Burns have shipped “Issue One” of their fashion magazine Print, featuring content from Frank Ocean, Harley Weir, Terry Richardson, David Sims, Karim Sadil, Zoe Ghertner, and more. A limited run of 1,000 copies sold for €25 each (about $26 USD) at Très Bien in November 2016. The 400-page inaugural edition arrives in a box with posters, postcards, and pins.

Print, “Issue One” (Photo: Idea Books).

Across 18 pages of Print, Ocean contributed a photographic series titled “Tush,” capturing his friend Ysham Jackson as he gets his curly blonde hair cut in a film studio, hangs out at the beach, and swims in a pool. In some of the photos, Ysham is seen holding an unreleased beach towel branded with Ocean’s 2016 album and magazine, Blonde and Boys Don’t Cry.

Notably, Christopher Simmonds’ art direction studio, Simmonds Ltd, is listed among the contributors of Boys Don’t Cry. Much like Print, Ocean’s magazine also features an article by London-based photographer Harley Weir, titled “Fluxus,” as well as another photo series by Ocean featuring Ysham, titled “Jumbo.”

Scans of “Tush” by Frank Ocean are shown below and also available in PDF format.

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“Tush” by Frank Ocean; Print, “Issue One” (Photo: Idea Books).

 

Update 2017-02-14:

Two unreleased promotional videos for Frank Ocean’s Blonde and Boys Don’t Cry have surfaced on Vimeo from an unknown source. The first clip (the so-called “haircut promo”) was filmed during Ocean’s photo session with Ysham Jackson for “Tush.” Check out the video below.

“Haircut Promo,” fan re-upload.

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