Giancarlo Esposito

Legendary filmmaker Spike Lee hasn’t put down his film cameras or retired his iconic Double Dolly shot yet, but that does not mean his career, which spans over four decades, should not be celebrated.On Tuesday, October 3, a new Spike Lee: Creative Resources exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum opened to special guests and press, celebrating the visionary who gave us films like She’s Gotta Have It, Do The Right Thing, School Daze, Malcolm X and BlacKkKlansman.Notable attendees included the man of the honor, Spike Lee, and known film collaborators Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Adam Driver, and Giancarlo Esposito.Other guests include actor Dean Winters, Hip-Hop superstar A$AP Ferg, Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, Nia Long, GMA’s Robin Roberts, and more.Lee spoke about the exhibit curated by Kimberli Gant and curatorial assistant Indira A. Abiskaroon that features over 450 pieces of the de facto native New Yorker via Atlanta, Georgia personal collection, according to USA Today.Plotting the museum exhibit “was a process,” Lee says at a Tuesday preview of the exhibit, which opens to the public Saturday.“You just don’t stick something up on the wall,” says Lee, 66. “You have different spaces and you move back and forth. And, you know, you try to make sure that you’re telling the story.”Don’t think of this exhibit as some sign that Lee is nearing the end of his career. During the preview event, he proudly proclaimed that his “Legacy is not done.”So we can expect more projects with the iconic “A Spike Lee Joint” labeling on them now that the WGA strike is officially over.For more photos from the epic night, you can hit the gallery below.

1. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Spike Lee at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

2. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Giancarlo Esposito at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,giancarlo esposito,brooklyn museum

3. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Spike Lee at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

4. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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A$AP Ferg at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,topix,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,bestpix,asap ferg,brooklyn museum

5. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Spike Lee and Darren Walker at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

6. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Spike Lee at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

7. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Spike Lee at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

8. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Atmosphere at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,atmosphere,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

9. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Atmosphere at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,atmosphere,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

10. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Atmosphere at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,atmosphere,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

11. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Atmosphere at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,atmosphere,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

12. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Guests at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,guest,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

13. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Atmosphere at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,atmosphere,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

14. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Spike Lee and Bill Bradley at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum,bill bradley

15. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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John Leguizamo at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,john leguizamo,brooklyn museum

16. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Spike Lee and Bill Bradley at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum,bill bradley

17. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Spike Lee and Bill Bradley at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum,bill bradley

18. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Spike Lee at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,brooklyn museum

19. Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party

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Laurence Fishburne at the Spike Lee: Creative Sources VIP Opening Party at the Brooklyn Museum on October 3, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images) color image,photography,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,party – social event,usa,topics,new york city,brooklyn – new york,art museum,spike lee,laurence fishburne,brooklyn museum