Walking through “Spike Lee: Creative Sources” at Brooklyn Museum, what emerges most plainly about the filmmaker is his avid, omnivorous collecting appetite. The exhibition brings together more than 450 objects from his personal collection in a massive showcase of his sources of inspiration. It’s a hoard that is as wide as it is deep.
The show is split into seven broad themes that have shaped Lee’s long career in film and defined his personality. The opening section on Black history and culture is comprised of…
