South African based artist Faith 47’s release of the project The Restless Debt of Third World Beauty takes a look into global misogyny, utilizing South Africa as a backdrop for this issue. Faith 47 has been exploring South Africa extensively over the past few years, painting in diverse and contrasting environments. The aim of the video is to capture each individual environment wholly– to encompass the intricacies and nuances of the hardships, spirit, and humanity of her surroundings. The work includes 10 panoramic photographs and graffiti art as well. Check out the video to get a raw sense of Faith 47’s journey throughout local South African communities.

In further Bread & Butter news, Frank photo editor Craig Wetherby is taking his project with Manik Skateboards overseas. Trustnobody will be hosting this very special show featuring skate decks and apparel blessed with Craig’s photo work.

TRUSTNOBODY / LTW / WeAreReversible

Presents
Craig Wetherby Photography Exhibition

Wednesday July 2nd - Saturday July 5th
at
TRUSTNOBODY
c/ Tallers nº1
08001 Barcelona

Opening Reception
Wednesday 19:00 - 21:00

Check us out at Bread and Butter in Barcelona next week!

From the Battlezone-on-DMT opening, to the nonstop victory lap, to the perfectly timed ending, its pretty clear why Wayne is selling “a milli plus” these days. The energy in this performance is off the charts, and it gives this clip enough enthusiasm to make it stand out amongst the viral video noisefuck that is “teh internets”. When was the last time a “viral” video really moved you? Wayne is an Afronaut.

Shouts to Mike Lowry.

This time, the lesson moves to the pimp hand. Enjoy.

Here at Frank151, we’re always in awe of a good tattoo. So when we got the chance to get Bonnie Dobbin to lace us with some words, we jumped at the chance. Bonnie may just be one of the top tattoo artists (male or female) worldwide. She is also known to have one of the lightest hands in the game. People love her work, because it’s very detailed, but applied with just enough ink to get the job done. Bonnie happens to work out of Vancouver, Canada, but you can find her travelling the world, tattooing some of the biggest names in music and extreme sports. Some of her canvases have included the bodies of members of Green Day and Neruosis, as well as a slew of professional BMX riders and Skaters, including the legendary Art Godoy. In addition, she has amassed quite a career as a fine artist as well, doing shows with Sheppard Fairey and Alex Grey. Read it all straight from the artists mouth after the jump.

 

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On the corner of 155th and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Harlem lies Rucker Park. By appearances, the concrete pavement, anchored on one side by its run down slab bleachers, is no different than any other basketball court in the city, but this is the place where nicknames are indelibly branded, and legends are born.

On September 1, 2006, the top 24 high school basketball players in the nation stepped out on this court, that once saw the likes of Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Dr. J to compete in the first annual “Elite 24” all-star game. GUNNIN’ FOR THAT #1 SPOT follows eight of these players as they prepare to showcase their skills at the most legendary playground in the world.

Directed by Adam Yauch (MCA of the Beastie Boys and director of “Awesome; I F***ing Shot That!”), the documentary trails these players on the fast track to the NBA, as they are being groomed to be in the spotlight of a multi-million dollar game. Combining Yauch’s unique directing style with raw hip hop music, GUNNIN’ highlights these soon to be NBA All Stars.

The film opens this Friday, June 27th. Check listings here.

“Take the Test, Take Control”, is the theme for this years National HIV testing day. Plenty of resources and free testing clinics are available in your area. This proclamation is one of the more educated deeds by George W. Bush

“Every day, 8,000 lives are lost in the global AIDS pandemic. In our country, nearly I million people are infected with HIV, and approximately 40,000 more contract it each year. National HIV Testing Day is an opportunity for Americans to increase their awareness of this terrible disease and to get tested for HIV/AIDS. By working together to end this pandemic, our Nation’s citizens contribute to a brighter future for themselves and for people around the world.”

Apparently, it’s opposite day at Vogue.

From crazy mishaps to failed attempts, these sites have it all. Failblog.org and Shipmentoffail.com bring you the funniest and most shocking “FAILED” moments in internet history.

Stop searching for hours and hours on youtube trying to find “OWNED” videos. Just log on to these sites and enjoys hours of non-stop laughter, as you benefit from other peoples misfortune.