.Yusaku Maezawa, that appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors listing in 2014, posted a series of comments on the social networking sites network X on Monday, regarding the fastener of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, sharing his need as an art enthusiast to stop the outflow of do work in the museum's selection overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson reported that chemical company DIC Company was reevaluating the future of Kawamura amid pressure coming from activist capitalists. The Kawamura's compilation boasts 754 art work, 384 of which are possessed through DIC Corp. It features 7 of Mark Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and also functions by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Robert Ryman, and many more significant performers.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) coming from the gallery's assortment. In reaction to a supporter who uploaded on X that he want to observe the work sooner or later, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons display has actually been actually undertaking cleaning and partial repair work for concerning three years, but it was carefully returned to me yesterday. This work is an important cultural building marked by the country, so I would love to make it possible for every person to see it somehow, as well as I will definitely allow you know as soon as the particulars are made a decision." He continued, "Even so, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Art is actually momentarily finalized. If there is anything I can do, I want to participate as a craft fan.".
The DIC Museum is slated to be briefly approached January 2025.
In addition, observing this blog post, he not only revealed regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Illumination (1968 ), which was likewise in the museum's compilation, had been sold as well as delivered overseas, naming it "really unfortunate." He also struck, "Pertaining to the closing of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Fine Art, if the assortment is actually to be offered, I really hope that they will first move toward Japanese buyers in order that the numerous work of arts perform not leave Japan. I will definitely be actually standing by.".
In his newest message, Maezawa additionally wrote about his sense of accountability as a collector, stating, "Oriental individuals need to have to shield Asia's standard things, whether it's the property, attributes, fine art, or even typical society, as long as possible. If our company sell all of them off item through piece for short-term earnings, Asia will no more be actually Asia. I need to have to get sufficient to become able to get and hand down the many things that ought to be actually passed down to potential age groups.".
Furthermore, Maezawa is currently seeking five individual assistants through X to handle cleansing of his manor as well as rental property, as well as various other private assistance responsibilities. The duties include "washing, cleaning, cooking food, providing food at events, wine control, presence, file control, and visitor bookings," in addition to "taking care of dogs and also felines," but there is no reference of obligations related to his art assortment.