.Yusaku Maezawa, who showed up on ARTnews Top 200 Collectors listing in 2013, published a series of talk about the social media network X on Monday, concerning the fastener of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Fine art, revealing his desire as a fine art lover to avoid the stream of function in the gallery's collection overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson disclosed that chemical firm DIC Enterprise was actually revising the future of Kawamura amid stress coming from activist clients. The Kawamura's selection flaunts 754 artworks, 384 of which are possessed through DIC Corp. It includes seven of Mark Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and works through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, as well as Robert Ryman, to name a few notable musicians.
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In 2018, Maezawa acquired Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows as well as Herons) coming from the gallery's assortment. In action to a supporter that published on X that he wish to observe the job sooner or later, Maezawa answered, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons display screen has actually been actually undertaking cleaning and predisposed remediation help regarding three years, yet it was safely returned to me a few days ago. This work is actually a necessary cultural property marked due to the country, so I would like to create it achievable for everyone to view it somehow, and also I will let you know as soon as the information are actually chosen." He continued, "Even so, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Art is temporarily finalized. If there is everything I can do, I wish to cooperate as a craft fan.".
The DIC Museum is slated to become momentarily closed in January 2025.
Moreover, observing this message, he not simply shared remorse that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was additionally in the gallery's compilation, had actually been actually offered as well as delivered overseas, naming it "very regrettable." He also appealed, "Regarding the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Art, if the collection is to be marketed, I wish that they will first come close to Japanese shoppers to make sure that the many work of arts perform certainly not leave Asia. I will definitely be actually hanging around.".
In his newest blog post, Maezawa additionally discussed his sense of duty as a collection agency, pointing out, "Eastern people need to have to safeguard Japan's traditional things, whether it's the land, attribute, fine art, or even conventional lifestyle, as much as possible. If we sell them off item by part for short-term profit, Asia will no more be actually Japan. I need to have to make enough to become able to purchase and also hand down the many things that must be passed down to future ages.".
In addition, Maezawa is actually currently seeking five individual aides through X to deal with cleansing of his manor as well as property, and also various other personal help duties. The roles include "washing, cleaning, preparing food, serving food items at parties, wine monitoring, appearance, paper management, and visitor appointments," as well as "looking after canines and cats," but there is no mention of obligations related to his craft collection.