Baz, Funk, Vegas

Studio 360

Kurt Andersen and director Baz Luhrmann look at art that knocks you off your feet. George Clinton re-creates the funk band as an intergalactic stage show. Casino designers take Las Vegas upscale without losing the “ooh” and “aah”. And a landscape painter remembers the days when a picture of a rustic valley could make viewers gasp and stumble in wonder.

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