.Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Best 200 Collectors listing in 2014, posted a set of talk about the social networking sites network X on Monday, relating to the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, conveying his desire as an art lover to stop the outflow of operate in the gallery's compilation overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson stated that chemical business DIC Enterprise was reassessing the future of Kawamura surrounded by pressure from activist real estate investors. The Kawamura's selection boasts 754 art work, 384 of which are owned through DIC Corp. It includes 7 of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as functions by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, as well as Robert Ryman, and many more significant performers.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) from the gallery's collection. In response to a follower that published on X that he would love to view the work someday, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and also Herons screen has been actually undergoing cleansing and also partial repair work for concerning 3 years, yet it was carefully gone back to me recently. This work is a significant social residential or commercial property assigned due to the nation, so I would like to create it possible for everyone to find it somehow, and I will allow you referred to as soon as the details are chosen." He continued, "However, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Craft is actually temporarily closed. If there is actually just about anything I can possibly do, I wish to cooperate as a fine art lover.".
The DIC Museum is slated to be temporarily enclosed January 2025.
On top of that, observing this article, he certainly not just conveyed remorse that Barnett Newman's Anna's Illumination (1968 ), which was actually likewise in the museum's collection, had actually been actually marketed and also sent out overseas, naming it "really unfortunate." He likewise struck, "Relating to the closing of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Craft, if the collection is actually to be sold, I really hope that they will definitely initially approach Japanese shoppers to ensure that the numerous showpieces do not leave behind Japan. I will be waiting.".
In his latest article, Maezawa additionally blogged about his feeling of duty as a debt collector, mentioning, "Eastern individuals require to secure Asia's typical traits, whether it's the land, nature, fine art, or conventional culture, as much as achievable. If our company sell all of them off part through item for short-term revenue, Asia will definitely no longer be Japan. I need to earn good enough to become able to buy and pass on the important things that ought to be actually given to potential generations.".
In addition, Maezawa is presently trying to find 5 personal associates with X to deal with cleansing of his residence as well as vacation home, and also various other individual help responsibilities. The tasks consist of "laundry washing, cleansing, cooking food, offering meals at gatherings, white wine administration, attendance, paper control, as well as visitor appointments," in addition to "caring for canines and also felines," yet there is no reference of responsibilities connected to his fine art assortment.