Apparently Tom Cruise has a strain of bud named after him, Tom Cruise Purple.  Give me some of that purple stuff.  Read more here

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Not much information on this show but, Gary Panter will have the opening of his new solo show at the Clementine Gallery tonight in Chelsea.  He also has a great solo exhibiton, Daydream Trap, currently running  at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut.

Wondering what to do this weekend? Maybe you missed the “come correct” opening last night? You’re in luck, check out the Come Correct show at The Showroom Gallery Exhibit through April 10th. 117 2nd Ave Manhattan.

Bronx born and bred graffiti artist Cope2 is curating this group exhibit to showcase both new and established artists who challenge convention by uniting graffiti and fine art. T-Kid, Kaws, Claw, Fafi, Indie, and West are representing the past, present, and future of street art in NYC and around the globe.

Maybe you heard about the Murakami show at the Brooklyn Museum, it opens this weekend as well.

Its been a while since I have caught an episode, This was a classic and some how the episode ended up addressing the Spitzer scandal. Here’s a scene where Kenny gets sprayed by cat urine and starts to trip out and the next thing you know he’s in a scene from heavy metal. The south park kids are genius.

Thor

Check out Artriver.com…. ArtRiver is not the typical poster/print shop. Where many poster shops sell anything from Britney Spears to Anne Geddes we focus exclusively on only a handful of modern artists. At ArtRiver you will find a steady source for rare and collectible prints drawn from around the world. Many of the prints on the site are the last of their kind on the market and in most cases once a particular print sells out it is gone for good (this is not a sales pitch but an honest disclosure).

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Opening this Saturday at Deitch Projects Grand St., After The Reality 2 is “an exhibition curated by Tokyo gallerist Hiromi Yoshii, featuring work by Yosuke Bandai, Enlightenment, Daisuke Fukunaga, Ujino Muneteru, Yukiko Shibata, Akira Shimidu, Koichi Toya and Nobuyasu Sato.”

On our way to the weekend today.

by Cyndi Robles

In this month’s Art Forum (Art and Its markets), there is a great two page article on Barry McGee.  You can read it here for free, but this month’s issue is a good pick up.

If you were wondering what happened to all of the polaroid fans, here you go. A site dedicated to saving the polaroid process.

Big ups to Mike Brodie (The Polaroid Kidd) for winning this year’s Baum Award for Emerging American Photographers. One of our favorite photographers ever, the $10,000 award will surely keep him fed on the river, the rails, or wherever he may appear next. He has a show in honor of this award opening tonight in San Francisco.

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Seriously nerdy

Giselse Bundchen, The life and times of Tom Brady

To be honest, I haven’t worn a hat since 2002. I really don’t know why, I just haven’t. I could however see myself wearing this New Era designed by Jeremy Fish for Fifty24SF.

Check out the work of Pittsburgh resident artist Andy Kehoe, you can buy his prints here.

Perfectly timed for the coming of Spring, Ryan McGinley‘s new show I Know Where the Summer Goes opens at Team Gallery tonight.  Expect crowds pouring onto the streets and fun to ensue.

Kate Moss Thusday’s from the cover of I-D magazine 2005.