.Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Top 200 Collectors checklist last year, uploaded a series of comments on the social networks network X on Monday, concerning the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Craft, conveying his wish as a fine art enthusiast to stop the stream of function in the gallery's collection overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson reported that chemical company DIC Enterprise was actually reevaluating the future of Kawamura surrounded by stress from activist entrepreneurs. The Kawamura's collection flaunts 754 artworks, 384 of which are possessed by DIC Corp. It features 7 of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as operates by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, as well as Robert Ryman, among other significant performers.
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In 2018, Maezawa obtained Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and Herons) from the gallery's compilation. In action to a supporter that posted on X that he would like to find the job sooner or later, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and also Herons monitor has been undertaking cleansing as well as predisposed renovation benefit about 3 years, but it was safely and securely come back to me recently. This job is actually an important social building designated due to the nation, so I would like to make it possible for every person to see it somehow, and I will certainly permit you referred to as quickly as the information are actually made a decision." He continued, "Nevertheless, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Art is actually temporarily closed. If there is just about anything I can do, I want to coordinate as an art aficionado.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to be temporarily approached January 2025.
Additionally, following this post, he certainly not just shown remorse that Barnett Newman's Anna's Light (1968 ), which was actually likewise in the gallery's collection, had been actually sold and also sent overseas, calling it "quite unfortunate." He likewise struck, "Regarding the closing of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Fine Art, if the selection is to be offered, I wish that they are going to initially approach Eastern customers to ensure that the numerous masterpieces carry out certainly not leave Japan. I am going to be actually standing by.".
In his most recent blog post, Maezawa likewise covered his feeling of obligation as a debt collector, stating, "Oriental folks need to have to protect Asia's typical points, whether it's the land, attributes, fine art, or even standard society, as high as possible. If our experts market them off piece by piece for short-term earnings, Japan will no more be actually Asia. I need to make sufficient to become able to purchase as well as pass on the things that ought to be actually passed down to future ages.".
In addition, Maezawa is presently looking for 5 individual assistants by means of X to take care of cleaning of his manor and also villa, in addition to various other personal assistance roles. The tasks consist of "laundry washing, cleansing, preparing food, providing food at events, wine administration, attendance, documentation administration, and also attendee reservations," in addition to "looking after pet dogs and also pet cats," yet there is no acknowledgment of duties connected to his craft collection.