Aug 8, 2020
Tupac or not to Pac, a mural by Nessar Jahanbin at Arena Stage in partnership with Busboys and Poets.
Painted with spray paint, the image depicts Tupac Shakur as Hamlet holding Yorick’s skull. Tupac was a poet, actor, activist, and emcee. His music could practically be 'watched' like a play. His Shakespearean sense of the tragic comedy was evident in all of his work, and his obsession with death and predicting his own demise, made him somewhat of a mythical man. An opportune moment to reflect on your own existence, and its intrinsically transient nature."