.Yusaku Maezawa, who showed up on ARTnews Best 200 Collectors checklist in 2013, posted a series of discuss the social media system X on Monday, pertaining to the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Fine art, revealing his need as a fine art fan to prevent the discharge of works in the gallery's assortment overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson reported that chemical business DIC Firm was reassessing the future of Kawamura in the middle of stress coming from activist investors. The Kawamura's compilation flaunts 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are possessed by DIC Corp. It features 7 of Proof Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and also operates through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, as well as Robert Ryman, to name a few significant performers.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows as well as Herons) coming from the gallery's collection. In feedback to an enthusiast who published on X that he wish to find the work someday, Maezawa replied, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and also Herons display has actually been actually going through cleansing as well as partial restoration help concerning 3 years, however it was actually safely and securely gone back to me the other day. This job is a vital cultural building marked by the country, so I wish to make it possible for everybody to see it somehow, and I will certainly allow you referred to as very soon as the information are chosen." He continued, "Even so, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Art is actually momentarily closed. If there is actually everything I can possibly do, I would love to coordinate as an art lover.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to be temporarily enclosed January 2025.
In addition, following this blog post, he not merely revealed remorse that Barnett Newman's Anna's Light (1968 ), which was actually additionally in the museum's selection, had actually been offered and delivered overseas, calling it "extremely regrettable." He additionally appealed, "Regarding the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Craft, if the selection is to become offered, I really hope that they are going to initially come close to Eastern shoppers in order that the many showpieces carry out certainly not leave Asia. I am going to be standing by.".
In his most up-to-date post, Maezawa additionally discussed his feeling of task as an enthusiast, saying, "Oriental folks require to secure Asia's traditional things, whether it is actually the property, nature, craft, or even traditional lifestyle, as high as possible. If our company market them off item by item for short-term profit, Japan will definitely no more be actually Japan. I need to make sufficient to become capable to acquire as well as pass on the things that should be passed down to future generations.".
By the way, Maezawa is actually currently searching for 5 personal assistants with X to manage cleaning of his residence and also rental property, along with various other private help duties. The responsibilities consist of "washing, cleansing, cooking, offering food at events, red or white wine monitoring, participation, paper monitoring, as well as guest reservations," along with "looking after pet dogs and pet cats," but there is actually no mention of responsibilities related to his craft selection.