.Yusaku Maezawa, that appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors list in 2013, submitted a collection of comments on the social media sites network X on Monday, concerning the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Fine art, sharing his desire as a fine art enthusiast to avoid the stream of function in the museum's assortment overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson disclosed that chemical provider DIC Organization was reevaluating the future of Kawamura amidst stress from activist investors. The Kawamura's compilation includes 754 artworks, 384 of which are possessed through DIC Corp. It consists of 7 of Mark Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and also works by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Robert Ryman, to name a few substantial artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa acquired Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) coming from the gallery's selection. In action to a supporter that submitted on X that he wish to observe the work at some point, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons screen has been actually undergoing cleansing as well as partial reconstruction benefit about three years, but it was actually securely returned to me yesterday. This job is an essential cultural residential or commercial property designated by the nation, so I wish to make it achievable for everybody to find it somehow, and also I am going to let you referred to as very soon as the particulars are actually made a decision." He continued, "Even so, I sorrow that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Craft is briefly shut. If there is actually anything I can possibly do, I would like to coordinate as a fine art fanatic.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to become momentarily approached January 2025.
Moreover, following this message, he certainly not simply shared regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was also in the museum's collection, had actually been actually marketed and also sent overseas, calling it "very regrettable." He additionally struck, "Regarding the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Craft, if the collection is actually to become offered, I really hope that they will definitely to begin with move toward Oriental purchasers to make sure that the various masterworks do certainly not leave behind Japan. I am going to be actually standing by.".
In his most recent post, Maezawa additionally covered his sense of task as a collection agency, mentioning, "Oriental people need to have to guard Asia's conventional traits, whether it is actually the land, attributes, art, or typical society, as much as possible. If our team sell all of them off piece through part for short-term profit, Asia will certainly no more be actually Asia. I require to get good enough to be capable to acquire and pass on the important things that need to be given to future eras.".
In addition, Maezawa is currently trying to find 5 private assistants through X to manage cleansing of his residence as well as manor, in addition to other private help responsibilities. The roles feature "washing, cleaning, food preparation, serving food items at celebrations, a glass of wine control, presence, documentation administration, and also guest bookings," in addition to "caring for dogs as well as kitties," however there is no mention of roles connected to his craft collection.