.Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors checklist in 2013, posted a collection of comments on the social networks network X on Monday, concerning the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Fine art, sharing his wish as an art fan to avoid the discharge of works in the gallery's compilation overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson reported that chemical company DIC Corporation was reviewing the future of Kawamura amidst tension from activist clients. The Kawamura's compilation boasts 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are actually possessed through DIC Corp. It includes seven of Proof Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and functions by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and also Robert Ryman, and many more considerable performers.
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In 2018, Maezawa obtained Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) from the gallery's collection. In feedback to a fan who submitted on X that he would like to view the work at some point, Maezawa replied, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and also Herons display has actually been actually going through cleaning and predisposed renovation benefit about three years, however it was actually safely come back to me a few days ago. This work is a significant cultural building designated by the nation, so I want to create it possible for every person to find it somehow, and I will permit you know as soon as the particulars are decided." He proceeded, "Nevertheless, I sorrow that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Fine art is actually briefly closed. If there is anything I can possibly do, I wish to participate as a craft fan.".
The DIC Gallery is actually slated to be temporarily enclosed January 2025.
Moreover, following this article, he certainly not simply shown disappointment that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was also in the gallery's assortment, had been actually marketed as well as sent overseas, naming it "extremely regrettable." He also appealed, "Concerning the closing of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Fine Art, if the selection is to become sold, I wish that they will certainly first come close to Eastern buyers to ensure the various showpieces perform not leave Japan. I will be actually standing by.".
In his most up-to-date blog post, Maezawa likewise discussed his feeling of duty as an enthusiast, stating, "Eastern folks require to shield Japan's standard factors, whether it's the land, attribute, craft, or even standard lifestyle, as high as possible. If we market all of them off item by part for temporary revenue, Asia will no longer be actually Asia. I need to gain good enough to be capable to buy as well as pass on the things that ought to be actually given to potential eras.".
Furthermore, Maezawa is currently looking for 5 private assistants by means of X to deal with cleansing of his residence as well as property, as well as various other individual help duties. The responsibilities include "washing, cleansing, cooking food, serving meals at events, wine monitoring, appearance, file monitoring, as well as guest bookings," and also "looking after dogs as well as felines," yet there is no mention of roles related to his fine art selection.