.Yusaku Maezawa, that appeared on ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list in 2014, uploaded a collection of discuss the social media network X on Monday, concerning the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Art, showing his wish as a craft lover to avoid the discharge of function in the gallery's selection overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson disclosed that chemical firm DIC Organization was actually reviewing the future of Kawamura among tension from activist capitalists. The Kawamura's assortment includes 754 artworks, 384 of which are owned by DIC Corp. It consists of seven of Proof Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as works through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, as well as Robert Ryman, among other notable artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa acquired Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) from the gallery's collection. In response to a supporter who uploaded on X that he would like to view the work one day, Maezawa replied, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and Herons display screen has been undergoing cleaning as well as partial reconstruction work for concerning 3 years, however it was securely returned to me a few days ago. This work is actually a vital cultural residential property marked by the country, so I would love to make it feasible for everybody to see it somehow, and I am going to allow you referred to as soon as the details are determined." He continued, "Even so, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Craft is actually temporarily shut. If there is just about anything I can do, I would like to coordinate as an art fan.".
The DIC Gallery is actually slated to become momentarily enclosed January 2025.
Furthermore, observing this article, he certainly not just revealed regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Illumination (1968 ), which was actually also in the gallery's assortment, had actually been offered and sent out overseas, calling it "really regrettable." He also appealed, "Relating to the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Craft, if the selection is to become offered, I hope that they will certainly initially come close to Japanese buyers to make sure that the numerous work of arts do not leave behind Asia. I am going to be waiting.".
In his latest message, Maezawa also covered his sense of responsibility as a collector, stating, "Oriental individuals need to secure Asia's conventional things, whether it's the property, attributes, fine art, or traditional society, as much as feasible. If our company market all of them off part through piece for temporary profit, Asia will no longer be Asia. I need to get good enough to become capable to get and hand down things that must be actually given to potential ages.".
Mind you, Maezawa is presently trying to find five private aides by means of X to handle cleansing of his mansion house as well as villa, along with various other individual support obligations. The roles include "laundry, cleaning, cooking food, providing food items at events, a glass of wine administration, appearance, document monitoring, and attendee bookings," along with "caring for pet dogs and pet cats," yet there is no mention of obligations associated with his craft compilation.