Lucas Museum takes a light saber to pretentious art museums force yourself to go

An Imperial Star Destroyer has touched down next to the LA Memorial Coliseum.It is useless to resist.This battle station is not taking aim at pesky Rebel scum — but rather, at high art.  The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.Please provide a valid email.

By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Astonishingly, a world-class art museum has been designed not for intellectuals, but for the masses.In fact, George Lucas’ latest creation might be the most unassuming, unpretentious, anti-elite museum of all time. With his newly opened Lucas Museum for Narrative Art, the Star Wars filmmaker has championed the kind of art that ordinary people have embraced on a daily basis. California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!The collections on display include that of comic books, pulp novels, children’s books and of course — Hollywood blockbusters.It’s true: The complex, which opened last month to huge crowds, resembles a spaceship from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. And what can be found inside is a bold statement about what art is and which art deserves celebration. The Lucas Museum is straightforward, nostalgic — and a temple for the “everyman.” It’s clear Lucas and his wife, financier and former Dreamworks SKG executive Melody Hobson, have tastes that are vastly different from those at a typical museum curated by Ivy League-trained art historians.From arresting novel covers to muscular superheroes darting through the panels of comic books, this museum features work that would be laughed out of the Louvre. The “everyman” treasures include the work of com...