[Official] BTS RM to Debut at U.S. Art Exhibition in October: "It Will Be a Rather Long Self-Introduction"

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The artistic world of BTS's RM will unfold at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, hereinafter 'SFMOMA').

The special exhibition "RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me," presented by RM and SFMOMA, will run from October 3 (all local times) to February 7, 2027. This is the first exhibition showcasing RM's personal collection at a museum.

Through his agency Big Hit Music, RM stated, "This is the first time I am sharing my collection under my own name. I believe that few things reveal a person as honestly as a collection they have gathered over a long period of time. In that sense, this exhibition will be quite a lengthy self-introduction." He added, "My collection features many works by Korean modern and contemporary artists. Some may still be unfamiliar names outside of Korea, but I have collected them with the intention of adding a better perspective and sensibility, and that process has led to this exhibition."

RM directly participated in the overall planning and curation of the exhibition. Together with co-curators Américia Castillo and Kim Hyo-eun from SFMOMA, he selected the works and conceived the exhibition. He will also present exhibition texts and work descriptions written by him in both Korean and English, allowing visitors to experience the artworks more closely. An audio guide in both languages, recorded with his own voice, will also be provided. The music playing throughout the exhibition space was also personally selected by RM.

This exhibition marks the first collaboration with a K-pop artist since SFMOMA's founding. The museum initiated the project after taking note of RM's tastes and sustained interest in contemporary art. Christopher Bedford, director of SFMOMA, explained, "This initiative is closely aligned with SFMOMA's direction to expand global dialogue surrounding art. While creating space for new voices at the museum, we invite visitors who have encountered contemporary and Korean art through RM to come here."

Approximately 180 works carefully selected by RM and SFMOMA will be gathered in one place. Works by artists representing Korean modern and contemporary art, such as Yoon Hyung-geun, Park Rae-hyun, Jang Uk-jin, Kwon Ok-yeon, Kim Yun-shin, and Do Sang-bong, will meet works from SFMOMA's collection, including those by Kim Whan-ki, Nam June Paik, Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin, Henri Matisse, and Georgia O'Keeffe, in a single space. The flow of Korean art from the 6th century to the present can also be explored through ceramics, calligraphy, painting, sculpture, and more.

Among these, approximately 140 works collected by RM will be displayed, with the majority being revealed for the first time in the United States. By placing works from different eras and cultural regions side by side, the exhibition highlights how universal themes such as nature, memory, and human existence have each been explored. SFMOMA introduced this as one of the most extensive exhibitions of Korean modern and contemporary art held in the United States.

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