{"id":411485,"date":"2026-04-22T09:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/411485\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:13:23","slug":"bts-rm-to-unveil-personal-art-collection-at-sfmoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/411485\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS RM to unveil personal art collection at SFMOMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RM RM (SFMOMA website) <\/p>\n

RM of BTS will present his personal art collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in October, bringing modern Korean art into dialogue with the global art scene.<\/p>\n

The exhibition “RM x SFMOMA” will run from Oct. 3 to Feb. 7, featuring around 200 works from both RM\u2019s collection and the museum\u2019s holdings. Many of the works have never been shown in the US, according to the museum.<\/p>\n

“We live in an age defined by boundaries. This exhibition at SFMOMA reflects those boundaries: between East and West, Korea and America, the modern and the contemporary, the personal and the universal,” RM said in a statement on the museum\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t want to prescribe how these works should be seen; whether out of curiosity or study, all perspectives are welcome. My only hope is that this exhibition can be a small but sturdy bridge for many.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exhibition is co-curated by RM (Kim Namjoon); America Castillo, curatorial project manager at SFMOMA; and Kim Hyo-eun, assistant curator at SFMOMA.<\/p>\n

\"SFMOMA SFMOMA view from Yerba Buena Gardens (Courtesy of the museum, Jon McNeal Snohetta) <\/p>\n

“RM is a huge fan of Korean artist Yun Hyong-keun and is said to have paid particular attention to the presentation of Yun’s works in this exhibition,” a person familiar with the matter told The Korea Herald.<\/p>\n

Along with Yun, key Korean artists represented in RM’s collection include Park Rehyun, Kwon Ok-yon, Kim Yun-shin, To Sang-bong and Chang Ucchin.<\/p>\n

“RM x SFMOMA will highlight resonances and themes shared among these works and complementary SFMOMA collection artworks by Korean artist Kim Whan-ki as well as American and European artists such as Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin, Henri Matisse, Georgia O\u2019Keeffe and Paul Klee,” the museum announced on its website.<\/p>\n

RM shared in a social media post in October that he received the offer from the museum in late 2024, and was so excited that he spent time brainstorming various ideas.<\/p>\n

“Since I began visiting museums in 2018, I’ve been learning and collecting step by step, and it feels both humbling and meaningful to now prepare this exhibition … I will do my best to create an experience that feels enjoyable, refreshing and worth your time,” he wrote on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, SFMOMA will sign a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday with the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, to strengthen cooperation across exhibitions, collections, research and educational programs, expanding international collaboration.<\/p>\n

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