BTS Member RM To Narrate Audio Guide For LACMA Art Exhibit

LOS ANGELES, CA —RM, leader of South Korean pop group BTS, will narrate "The Space Between: The Modern in Korean Art," an exhibition that explores the development of modern art in Korea presented by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The exhibit features over 130 artworks by 88 artists that portray how modern art in Korea developed through the influences of traumatic events such as the Japanese colonial period and the Korean War.

"This project is a rare opportunity to introduce people to the modern art of Korea by looking at the influences that drove its development," Virginia Moon, associate curator of Korean art, said. "The exhibition is a departure from most presentations of modern art in Korea by bringing together all the media that was introduced to the country at this time. These artworks, never before shown outside of Korea, show how Korean art broke traditional molds to introduce new and borrowed ones amid the grave challenges the country faced during this era."

"The Space Between" is the second in a series of exhibitions that are a part of The Hyundai Project: Korean Art Scholarship Initiative and is co-organized with the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. It will feature art in a variety of media including oils, photography and sculpture.

RM, whose real name is Namjoon Kim, shared on his Instagram story on Sept. 6 that he will lend his voice to the audio guide for 10 of the works in the selection. His explanations will be in both English and Korean and will be available at the exhibition hall as well as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art website.

Kim's audio narration and the exhibit itself will run from Sept. 11 to Feb. 19 at the Resnick Pavilion at LACMA.