.Yusaku Maezawa, that appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors list in 2013, posted a collection of discuss the social media system X on Monday, regarding the fastener of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Craft, conveying his wish as a fine art enthusiast to avoid the outflow of function in the museum's assortment overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson mentioned that chemical provider DIC Firm was actually reviewing the future of Kawamura in the middle of stress coming from activist capitalists. The Kawamura's collection boasts 754 artworks, 384 of which are possessed through DIC Corp. It consists of seven of Mark Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and functions through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Robert Ryman, among other substantial musicians.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows as well as Herons) coming from the gallery's collection. In reaction to a supporter who posted on X that he would love to observe the work someday, Maezawa replied, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and Herons screen has been going through cleansing and partial reconstruction work with regarding 3 years, yet it was safely returned to me a few days ago. This job is actually an essential social residential property assigned by the nation, so I wish to make it feasible for everybody to view it in some way, and also I will definitely permit you referred to as quickly as the information are actually determined." He proceeded, "However, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Craft is actually temporarily closed. If there is just about anything I can possibly do, I would love to comply as a craft fan.".
The DIC Museum is slated to become momentarily closed in January 2025.
On top of that, following this message, he not only revealed regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was actually likewise in the museum's compilation, had been actually sold as well as delivered overseas, naming it "extremely unfortunate." He likewise struck, "Regarding the closing of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Fine Art, if the assortment is actually to be sold, I wish that they will definitely initially come close to Japanese shoppers to ensure the many work of arts perform certainly not leave Japan. I will certainly be actually waiting.".
In his most current article, Maezawa additionally wrote about his feeling of responsibility as a collection agency, stating, "Eastern folks require to protect Asia's standard points, whether it is actually the land, nature, art, or even typical lifestyle, as high as possible. If our experts offer all of them off item by item for short-term income, Asia is going to no more be actually Asia. I need to get sufficient to become capable to get and also pass on things that need to be given to future eras.".
In addition, Maezawa is actually presently looking for five individual assistants through X to handle cleaning of his manor and also vacation home, as well as other private help obligations. The responsibilities feature "laundry washing, cleaning, cooking food, offering food items at parties, a glass of wine control, presence, file management, as well as guest reservations," in addition to "caring for pets as well as pussy-cats," but there is no reference of tasks related to his art assortment.