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The artist who changed the way RM experienced art 💙🤎​ ​RM first encountered Yun Hyong-keun’s paintings at the 2019 Venice Biennale. At a time when life felt like it was moving at full speed, he felt compelled to slow down in front of Yun’s work and found solace—it was a moment of connection that changed his relationship with art.​ Yun Hyong-keun was a leading figure of Korea’s 1970s Dansaekhwa movement, defined by abstract monochrome painting and repetitive, meditative mark-making. He layered ultramarine blue and burnt umber, diluted with turpentine, until the colors soaked deep into the canvas and appeared almost black.​ ​Spend time with the artworks that have stayed with RM, including a breadth of Korean modern art rarely seen in the US. “RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me” open now.​ ​ — ​ All artworks by Yun Hyong-keun. Collection of RM; @ Yun Seong-ryeol, courtesy PKM Gallery.​ Umber-Blue, 1978​ Umber-Work ‘88–17, 1988​ Burnt Umber & Ultramarine, 1991​ Burnt Umber & Ultramarine...

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