BTS, made up of seven members from South Korea, has become a worldwide sensation, backed by a passionate fan base that ARMY follows. One of the members, RM, recently became known for his interest in the arts.
Now, he and his fellow band members have revealed some of their favorite artwork in collaboration with Google Street View.
BTS x Street Galleries has each band member pick out a few favorite artworks – mostly public property works sourced from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. These pieces are then displayed on Google Street View at a location of their choosing.
Suga, for example, chose to show works near the location of the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the first major American venue where BTS performed.
Several of the band members have chosen locations that go back to a moment in the band’s history, which is a fitting tribute as they are currently celebrating their ninth anniversary. (BTS recently revealed plans to go on hiatus, but their members remain active and still frequently appear together.)
Each act comes with a small publicity from the band members explaining why they chose that particular piece. Most of the BTS members were drawn to artwork that has some connection to their artistic practices as musicians and dancers.
Collaboration is likely to be a successful way to encourage wider audiences to try out Google’s new functionality at Street Galleries. In fact, at the bottom of BTS x Street Galleries there is a “Create Your Own Image” button that allows users to create their own street galleries using and remixing images already selected by BTS, as well as a few selected by Google Arts & Culture.
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