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A detail from the 2015
collage Monument by
artist J.K. Russ.
features
80 // Composite sCore
Within the city's burgeoning arts
scene, which we celebrate in this
issue, collage artist J.K. Russ creates
a suggestive—and otherworldly—
Vegas landscape. Plus: Desert art
and galleries galore.
By Mark Ellwood
86 // the Gr andest
soCial experiment
The most radically innovative hotel
casino to open in recent memory,
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has
new owners and a new leader, but
that may just mean the party is about
to get better.
By Michael Kaplan
92 // a Glamorous
Getaway
Summer's hottest resortwear takes
center stage at the Bahamas' new
Baha Mar resort.
Photography by Randall Slavin
Styling by Cannon
98 // VeGas k niGhts
This year's Vegas Dozen class was
chosen from the powerful and phil-
anthropic men around the city.
By Tess Eyrich
Photography by Jerry Metellus
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contents summer 2015