.Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors listing in 2014, uploaded a series of comments on the social media sites system X on Monday, regarding the fastener of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Craft, showing his desire as an art fan to avoid the outflow of do work in the gallery's assortment overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson disclosed that chemical provider DIC Firm was reviewing the future of Kawamura amid stress from activist capitalists. The Kawamura's collection boasts 754 artworks, 384 of which are actually possessed by DIC Corp. It includes 7 of Proof Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as operates through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and also Robert Ryman, among other notable artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and Herons) coming from the museum's selection. In action to an enthusiast who published on X that he want to observe the job someday, Maezawa replied, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and Herons monitor has actually been undergoing cleaning and partial restoration work with regarding three years, however it was properly gone back to me recently. This job is actually an essential social home assigned due to the country, so I would like to make it achievable for everybody to view it somehow, and also I will allow you know as very soon as the details are determined." He carried on, "Even so, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Fine art is briefly closed. If there is anything I can possibly do, I would love to comply as a fine art aficionado.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to become momentarily closed in January 2025.
Moreover, observing this blog post, he not just shown remorse that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was actually likewise in the gallery's collection, had actually been actually marketed and also sent overseas, calling it "quite unlucky." He likewise struck, "Pertaining to the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Art, if the collection is to become offered, I really hope that they will to begin with move toward Eastern buyers in order that the many showpieces carry out not leave Asia. I will be hanging around.".
In his most current message, Maezawa likewise covered his feeling of responsibility as an enthusiast, stating, "Oriental individuals need to secure Asia's traditional things, whether it's the property, attribute, art, or even typical society, as long as possible. If we market all of them off part through item for temporary profit, Japan will certainly no longer be Japan. I need to have to make enough to be able to purchase and hand down the many things that need to be passed down to potential generations.".
Furthermore, Maezawa is actually currently searching for 5 individual assistants with X to manage cleansing of his manor as well as suite, in addition to various other personal support obligations. The tasks consist of "laundry washing, cleaning, cooking food, serving meals at gatherings, red wine administration, appearance, record administration, and visitor reservations," as well as "looking after canines as well as felines," yet there is actually no acknowledgment of responsibilities connected to his fine art assortment.