A Rap Icon’s Unseen Archive

tupac shakur was more than just one of the most influential rappers of the Nineties. He was also a poet and activist who became one of his era’s most revolutionary voices. The new exhibit Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When

I’m Free showcases those aspects of his life in a stunning, immersive display of handwritten poems, song lyrics, previously unseen photographs, and more. “Hopefully, people are feeling that they have a one-on-one experience with

Tupac as they go through this, and they walk away feeling a lot more inspired,” says Jeremy Hodges, the exhibit’s creative director. “But more importantly, I want them to love this man for who he was and what he was fighting for.”

ANDY GREENE