.Yusaku Maezawa, that appeared on ARTnews Best 200 Collectors checklist last year, uploaded a collection of discuss the social networks network X on Monday, regarding the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Art, expressing his need as an art lover to stop the discharge of works in the gallery's compilation overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson reported that chemical company DIC Enterprise was revising the future of Kawamura surrounded by stress coming from activist clients. The Kawamura's compilation includes 754 art work, 384 of which are actually had by DIC Corp. It includes 7 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, among other significant musicians.
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In 2018, Maezawa acquired Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) from the museum's collection. In response to a supporter that posted on X that he want to view the work someday, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons screen has actually been going through cleansing and partial remediation benefit regarding 3 years, yet it was actually safely gone back to me recently. This work is actually a necessary social home designated due to the country, so I would like to make it feasible for every person to view it somehow, and also I will definitely allow you referred to as soon as the details are actually determined." He carried on, "Even so, I sorrow that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Fine art is actually temporarily finalized. If there is actually everything I can possibly do, I would like to coordinate as an art lover.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to become momentarily enclosed January 2025.
Furthermore, following this message, he not simply shared regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was additionally in the gallery's collection, had been marketed as well as sent overseas, calling it "extremely unlucky." He additionally struck, "Pertaining to the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Craft, if the compilation is to become offered, I hope that they will initially come close to Oriental customers to ensure the numerous showpieces do not leave behind Asia. I will definitely be actually waiting.".
In his newest blog post, Maezawa likewise wrote about his sense of obligation as an enthusiast, mentioning, "Eastern folks need to defend Japan's traditional points, whether it's the land, attribute, art, or even standard society, as much as feasible. If our company offer them off item by piece for temporary profit, Asia will definitely no longer be Japan. I require to earn sufficient to be capable to purchase and pass on things that need to be passed down to potential generations.".
Mind you, Maezawa is presently trying to find five individual associates by means of X to manage cleansing of his residence and suite, and also various other private assistance tasks. The duties feature "washing, cleaning, food preparation, offering meals at gatherings, a glass of wine monitoring, attendance, file control, and also visitor appointments," along with "caring for pets and also kitties," however there is no mention of duties connected to his craft compilation.