The exhibition is organized into seven themes, which shaped his long career and defined his personality
Walking through the exhibition “Spike Lee: Creative Sources”, which opened a few days ago at the Brooklyn Museum, the first thing that strikes the visitor is the voracious collecting frenzy of the director; the exhibition brings together over 450 objects from his personal collection. as a giant presentation of his sources of inspiration.
The exhibition is organized into seven themes, which shaped his long career and defined his personality.
The first section focusing on Black history and culture includes a wide range of items such as posters for the 1992 film “Malcolm X”, Tim Okamura’s 1993 portrait of Toni Morrison and a set designed by Virgil Abloh.
An entire room is dedicated to vintage movie posters, such as for François Truffaut’s 1968 Breathless and Steven Spielberg’s 1993 Jurassic Park. An even bigger room is dedicated to memorabilia from the world of sports, a great love of the director as can be seen in the video in which he takes us on a tour of “Spike Lee: Creative Sources”.
Lee’s love of photography is evident throughout the exhibition, and is brought together in a gallery that includes the likes of Weegee, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Andy Warhol; a “mini-education in the history of 20th century photography” called Kimberli Gant, one of the curators of the exhibition. Many of the items on display bear autographs or dedications to the director, such as a tennis racket once owned by Serena Williams and bearing her signature, a Public Enemy poster with a note from Chuck D or, a huge print advertisement for the American Express featuring Martin Scorsese, who has signed it with the phrase “in admiration”.
The section that focuses on Lee’s family has been painted fuchsia as a tribute to his mother who loved this color. Also present, props, costumes and photos from his productions, as well as video clips. As well as awards he has received.
“We only ever see a small side of him or his persona,” Gant said. The exhibition “was an opportunity to add to the knowledge of Spike that visitors have, giving them a very different look, perspective and understanding”
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“Spike Lee: Creative Sources” ends on February 4, 2024.
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