The Lucas Museum: A Temple to the People's Art or a Billion Dollar Ego Trip? The opening of George Lucas's $1 billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles is being touted as a major cultural event.
Beneath its gleaming dome and sweeping architecture, however, lies a more complex story. Lucas has been pouring his heart and soul into this project for 17 years, driven by a passion for "the people's art.
" This phrase might raise eyebrows among art historians, given the museum's eclectic collection. Paintings from Norman Rockwell and Cassius Marcellus Coolidge are displayed alongside pieces by Banksy and Frida Kahlo.