Leibovitz Lenses the Lucas
Annie Leibovitz, photo of George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, 2026, for Vogue Annie Leibovitz photographed George Lucas, Mellody Hobson, and the installation of their narrative art museum for Vogue 's summer issue. The accompanying article by Nathan Heller includes a few items new to me. • The Lucas Museum's first gallery will display immersive, hi-res reproductions of the Altimira, Spain, cave paintings (c. 12,000 BC). Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel advised on lighting. That's followed by a hi-res simulacrum of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling. On the one hand: Cue the comparisons to Forest Lawn, Disneyland, and "plastic" L.A. On the other hand: The Getty used a partial reproduction of the Sistine Ceiling for its 2020 Michelangelo drawings show, and the Metropolitan has walk-in projections of Vatican stanze for its current Raphael show. • The Lucas will open with some loans of art. Shown in one of Leibovitz's photos (top of post) is Norman Rockwell...
