To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the creation of the Jimmy Choo line, co-founder Tamara Mellon commissioned Marilyn Minter to photograph the Crystal Anniversary Collection, featuring sky-high stilettos encrusted with crystals and jewels. Following in the vein of Minter’s previous work of close-ups of wet, dirty shoes, the Jimmy Choo photographs feature detail shots of the classic Choo silhouettes, splashing around in gold liquid.

"It's time to bring it, Kara," I say to the radiant Kara Walker, who needs no prodding, as we freak across the dance floor together on the 45th story of a building overlooking Ground Zero, her metallic silver vest and long black gown flowing from side to side. This isn't exactly where one might expect to find the award-winning art legend. She is flanked on all sides by drag queens in furry fleshtones and assless gear. Nearby, James Franco chats with abstract artist Mark Bradford, while Debbie Harry, the words "Art Sells" displayed across her chest, shares a (probably dirty) joke with filmmaker John Waters, who hosted last night's New Museum Spring (Un)Gala.

To some, it'll always be the place where culture came to die in a firey blaze off the edge of the PCH, or surrounded by pills in a suite at the Hollywood Roosevelt. To others, the movie business represents fame, success, and infinite wealth. For this issue, we asked our favorite visionaries -- among them, an Oscar winner, a punk goddess, and a professional skateboarder -- what Hollywood looks like to them. The pictures they created for us are surprising, all over the map, and yes, moving. Above is Michel Gondry's "Gondrywood"; hit the jump for more.