.Yusaku Maezawa, that appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors checklist last year, published a series of comments on the social media system X on Monday, pertaining to the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Fine art, expressing his wish as a craft fan to prevent the stream of operate in the gallery's collection overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson mentioned that chemical firm DIC Enterprise was actually reassessing the future of Kawamura among stress from activist entrepreneurs. The Kawamura's assortment boasts 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are had by DIC Corp. It includes 7 of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and also operates through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and also Robert Ryman, to name a few considerable artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows as well as Herons) from the museum's collection. In response to an enthusiast who uploaded on X that he would like to see the work sooner or later, Maezawa answered, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and also Herons monitor has been undergoing cleaning and also predisposed reconstruction work with concerning 3 years, but it was carefully come back to me the other day. This work is actually a vital cultural residential or commercial property marked by the nation, so I wish to create it possible for everybody to find it in some way, as well as I will definitely allow you called soon as the details are actually made a decision." He continued, "However, I sorrow that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Art is temporarily shut. If there is anything I can possibly do, I want to work together as a fine art fanatic.".
The DIC Museum is slated to be briefly closed in January 2025.
Additionally, observing this article, he not simply revealed disappointment that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was also in the museum's collection, had actually been sold and also sent out overseas, calling it "extremely unlucky." He likewise struck, "Regarding the closing of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Fine Art, if the selection is to be sold, I hope that they will certainly initially approach Eastern purchasers to ensure that the various showpieces carry out certainly not leave behind Asia. I will definitely be hanging around.".
In his most recent post, Maezawa additionally discussed his feeling of accountability as a collection agency, claiming, "Oriental individuals need to have to protect Japan's conventional traits, whether it's the property, attribute, craft, or even typical culture, as much as possible. If our company sell them off part by item for short-term earnings, Japan is going to no more be Japan. I require to get enough to become capable to purchase and pass on the things that should be given to future ages.".
In addition, Maezawa is actually currently searching for five private assistants with X to manage cleaning of his mansion and property, as well as various other individual support responsibilities. The responsibilities consist of "laundry, cleansing, food preparation, offering food items at events, a glass of wine monitoring, participation, record control, and also visitor bookings," as well as "caring for pets and felines," however there is actually no acknowledgment of duties associated with his art compilation.