Quote of the Day: George Lucas
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| V.T. Hamlin, Alley Oop |
"I could get an 'Alley-Oop' for $30. I've been collecting narrative art ever since."
—George Lucas at Comic-Con 2025, on origins of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
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| V.T. Hamlin, Alley Oop |
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“Art is more about an emotional connection. Not how much it cost, or what celebrity made it. If you have an emotional connection, then it’s art. I’ve worked with hundreds of illustrators in my life, and they’re all brilliant, but they don’t get recognized for anything. This museum is a temple to the people’s art.”
By "celebrity," I think Lucas means the big names in art history. You know, Louis-David and Van Gogh.
... Yeah, sadly, it looks like George is following the example of the Hilbert Museum. Taste and art history be damned.
Through the years I've seen certain things done at LACMA or the Getty where I wonder if the people involved have a basic sense of what looks good or not. Sometimes it has also been due to a lack of basic carpentry skills---or not giving a damn.
I recall an exhibit at LACMA where the base of a platform wasn't even cut straight. There was another presentation where a mannequin was awkwardly set against some artworks, including paintings and furniture (the new Geffen is supposed to have a lot more costumes and textiles displayed throughout its galleries).
I'll never forget a display at the Getty Villa (before the Center had been built) that looked like something done for a museum in maybe Fresno or Des Moines.
I think there are some major (newer) cultural buildings in London or the UK whose outside signage isn't much better than what the Hilbert has. There's a rebuilt cultural building in NYC where some key points were mishandled or not done as well as they should have.
So variations of a Hilbert are always lurking around the corner. Hopefully, that's won't next include Peter Zumthor's/Michael Govan's Geffen Galleries.