'HYBE Insight' Exhibition Renewal... Graffiti Artist Futura Special Exhibition Planned

Graffiti artist Futura.

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] HYBE INSIGHT is renewing its internal content alongside a special exhibition by graffiti artist Futura.

HYBE INSIGHT announced on the 17th that starting from the 30th, it will hold a special exhibition titled "HUMBLE SOULS" by graffiti artist Futura. This is the second special exhibition by HYBE INSIGHT, which introduces new exhibitions every six months, following the opening exhibition in May featuring James Jean’s "SEVEN PHASES".

Futura is known as a living legend in the United States who was active alongside contemporaries such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. He pioneered the genre of abstract graffiti by integrating abstract art from fine arts into the traditional graffiti scene. To this day, Futura continues active collaborations with global brands such as Nike, Supreme, Comme des Gar?ons, Off-White, and Uniqlo.

"HUMBLE SOULS" is Futura’s first exhibition held in Korea. The exhibition will unveil "FL-006," a collaborative work between Futura and BTS. "FL-006" is a sculpture created using seven colors personally selected by BTS, based on Futura’s signature character, reflecting each member. Through this exhibition, Futura and BTS convey a message about not being confined by society’s defined personas but listening to one’s inner self and following one’s own path. In addition to "FL-006," Futura’s works "PASMO" and "PANIC BUTTON" will also be displayed. Following BTS’s RM serving as a special docent in the previous exhibition, Jimin will provide the audio commentary as the special docent for this exhibition.

In addition to the special exhibition, HYBE INSIGHT has revamped its artist docent service, exhibition content, and museum shop products.

The artist docent service allows visitors to listen to exhibition commentary in the artist’s voice through a mobile app. Following the leaders of HYBE Labels artists, starting from the 30th, artist docents featuring NU’EST’s Baekho, BTS’s Jimin, SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi, TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s Yeonjun, and ENHYPEN’s Heeseung will be added.

With this renewal, HYBE INSIGHT’s exhibition content has also been updated. New content includes "Sound Layers" and "Expander," which capture the process of recording and completing a song, as well as "Behind the Sweat," which shows choreography practice. The exhibition also features BTS’s Guinness World Records plaques and seven issues of Billboard magazine with BTS on the cover.

HYBE INSIGHT operates on an online reservation system through its dedicated mobile app and official website. Previously, only one ticket per person per day could be purchased, but the system has been revised to allow multiple ticket purchases per person per day. HYBE INSIGHT will be temporarily closed for about two weeks from the 15th to the 29th of this month, and reservations for visits after the 30th will be available starting on the 19th.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.