.Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors listing last year, submitted a set of comments on the social networking sites network X on Monday, relating to the fastener of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Fine art, sharing his need as a craft fanatic to prevent the discharge of do work in the museum's selection overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson reported that chemical business DIC Corporation was reassessing the future of Kawamura amidst stress from activist clients. The Kawamura's selection includes 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are actually owned by DIC Corp. It consists of seven of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and operates through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and also Robert Ryman, to name a few notable artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa acquired Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) coming from the museum's assortment. In response to a supporter that posted on X that he want to find the work at some point, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons monitor has been undergoing cleansing as well as partial repair work for concerning 3 years, yet it was actually properly come back to me yesterday. This job is actually an essential cultural building marked by the nation, so I wish to create it possible for every person to view it somehow, and I will certainly permit you called soon as the particulars are made a decision." He continued, "Nevertheless, I sorrow that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Art is briefly closed. If there is actually everything I can do, I want to participate as an art fanatic.".
The DIC Museum is slated to be momentarily closed in January 2025.
Moreover, observing this post, he not merely conveyed regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was actually likewise in the museum's assortment, had been actually offered and sent overseas, calling it "extremely regrettable." He additionally appealed, "Relating to the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Craft, if the selection is to be offered, I really hope that they will definitely to begin with come close to Japanese customers to ensure that the many masterpieces carry out not leave Japan. I am going to be standing by.".
In his most recent message, Maezawa likewise blogged about his feeling of task as a collector, saying, "Japanese folks require to secure Asia's typical points, whether it's the land, attribute, fine art, or even conventional lifestyle, as much as possible. If our company sell all of them off item by part for short-term revenue, Japan will certainly no more be Asia. I require to gain sufficient to be able to buy and hand down things that need to be passed down to potential ages.".
Mind you, Maezawa is actually currently searching for 5 private associates via X to handle cleansing of his manor as well as villa, and also various other private support obligations. The obligations consist of "laundry, cleaning, preparing food, serving meals at celebrations, a glass of wine management, appearance, document monitoring, and also guest appointments," in addition to "looking after pet dogs and also pussy-cats," but there is no acknowledgment of duties associated with his fine art assortment.