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COVER STORY
Spectacle
Kurt Andersen and director Baz Luhrmann talk about
the art of the spectacle.
 Father
of Funk
George Clinton and his band, Parliament-Funkadelic,
have recorded some of the best party songs of all time. And their outrageous
stage shows have been driving concert audiences wild since the 1960's.
Jacquie Gales Webb went behind the controls on the Mothership.
Go to George Clinton's official website
Go to the New Funk Times website
 Vegas
Las Vegas has long stood as THE icon of shamelessly
vulgar design and entertainment. The real Las Vegas may be eternally cool...but
tasteful? Not hardly. Flo Rogers spoke to some of the people who've been
trying to push the city upscale.
Go to a virtual tour of Aureole, Las Vegas
Visit the Picasso Restaurant at the Bellagio Resort
Go to Penn Jillett's official website
Gregory
Crewdson
The art photographer Gregory Crewdson stages his work
in thoroughly unspectacular places. He constructs domestic scenes in suburban
neighborhoods--and stirs in his own surrealistic fantasies. Produced by
Karen Michel.
View Gregory Crewdson images/info at the website for
Luhring Augustine Gallery
 Landscape
and Awe
In the 19th century, a picture of a river or a forested
mountain might be considered overwhelming in its own right, too much for
the senses to absorb. Allison Lirish Dean takes a look at that time, and talks
to a contemporary painter who plays with the landscape tradition.
Go to Stephen Hannock's website
Go to the McKenzie Gallery page on Stephen Hannock
Go to an ArtNet page on Stephen Hannock
SPECIAL GUEST
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann is the auteur behind Moulin Rouge, William
Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Strictly Ballroom, and a Broadway production
of Puccini's La Boheme. A writer, director, and producer born in Australia,
Luhrmann took Hollywood by storm with a garishly colored, exuberant aesthetic.
He also scored a gold record with "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)."
He is at work on a film about Alexander the Great, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Go to Baz Luhrmann's official website
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Design
for the Real World
Baseball season has just begun. Designer and
Cleveland Indians loyalist Michael Bierut is a huge fan of the game
and a connoisseur of the ballpark. He looks at what separates the mid-century
monstrosity from the field of dreams. Produced by David Krasnow.
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