From October 8–14 and October 29–November 11, 2025, RPS curator Yumi Goto—normally based in Tokyo—will be in residence at RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES. During these periods, we are pleased to offer in-person mentorship sessions for those in the Kansai region, as well as for anyone who finds it more convenient to meet in Kyoto rather than […]

Natalia Drachinskaya’s artist book BINOM has been shortlisted for the Dummy Book Award at Les Rencontres d’Arles 2025. In conjunction with her solo exhibition held at RPS in March 2025, 92 hand-bound copies of the book were carefully produced by the artist herself. This exciting news brings back vivid memories of the time Natalia spent […]

When I first encountered this work, what struck me most was the artist’s sincere attempt to grapple with two intertwined questions: How do we speak about what we would rather not speak about? And how can such things be made visible and accessible to others through a work of art? In this piece, Manami Uetake […]

As part of a recent talk event, I had the opportunity to share some reflections as a curator on how exhibition spaces interact with the viewer’s body, memory, and emotions. What follows is a written record of those thoughts—an attempt to articulate the questions and explorations that emerged at the intersection of exhibition design and […]