.Yusaku Maezawa, that appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors listing last year, posted a series of comments on the social networking sites network X on Monday, regarding the fastener of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Craft, expressing his need as a fine art enthusiast to avoid the discharge of works in the gallery's collection overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson disclosed that chemical company DIC Firm was actually reviewing the future of Kawamura among pressure coming from activist financiers. The Kawamura's compilation flaunts 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are actually had by DIC Corp. It features seven of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and also works by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and also Robert Ryman, and many more notable musicians.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) coming from the museum's collection. In response to a supporter that submitted on X that he wish to see the work someday, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons monitor has actually been actually undertaking cleansing as well as predisposed repair work with regarding 3 years, however it was actually carefully come back to me the other day. This job is actually an essential cultural home marked due to the country, so I want to make it feasible for everyone to see it somehow, and I will allow you referred to as very soon as the particulars are actually made a decision." He continued, "However, I sorrow that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Craft is actually momentarily closed. If there is just about anything I may do, I would love to participate as a craft aficionado.".
The DIC Gallery is actually slated to be briefly enclosed January 2025.
On top of that, following this blog post, he not only shared regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Illumination (1968 ), which was actually also in the gallery's assortment, had been offered as well as sent out overseas, calling it "quite unlucky." He additionally appealed, "Concerning the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Craft, if the selection is to be sold, I hope that they will to begin with come close to Oriental buyers to ensure the various masterpieces do not leave behind Asia. I will be actually hanging around.".
In his most recent post, Maezawa additionally discussed his sense of obligation as a collector, stating, "Oriental folks require to protect Asia's standard traits, whether it is actually the property, attribute, art, or typical society, as long as possible. If we sell all of them off item by part for short-term income, Asia will no more be Japan. I require to gain sufficient to become able to get as well as pass on the important things that ought to be given to future generations.".
In addition, Maezawa is actually presently searching for 5 personal assistants by means of X to take care of cleansing of his estate and also rental property, and also other personal assistance responsibilities. The responsibilities include "washing, cleansing, cooking, serving food at events, red or white wine administration, participation, paper management, and attendee bookings," in addition to "caring for pets as well as kitties," yet there is actually no reference of obligations connected to his art compilation.