.Yusaku Maezawa, who showed up on ARTnews Best 200 Collectors list in 2015, submitted a series of comments on the social media network X on Monday, concerning the fastener of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Art, revealing his need as a fine art fanatic to stop the stream of operate in the museum's compilation overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson reported that chemical company DIC Corporation was revising the future of Kawamura amidst stress from activist entrepreneurs. The Kawamura's assortment includes 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are actually possessed by DIC Corp. It features 7 of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as functions through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, as well as Robert Ryman, and many more considerable artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows as well as Herons) coming from the museum's selection. In reaction to a follower who published on X that he want to observe the job sooner or later, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and Herons screen has been going through cleansing as well as partial reconstruction work for concerning 3 years, yet it was actually safely and securely returned to me recently. This work is actually a crucial cultural home assigned due to the nation, so I would like to make it feasible for everybody to find it somehow, and I will certainly allow you know as soon as the information are chosen." He proceeded, "Nevertheless, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Art is temporarily closed. If there is everything I can do, I would love to work together as a fine art enthusiast.".
The DIC Gallery is slated to be temporarily approached January 2025.
On top of that, following this article, he certainly not simply expressed regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was actually also in the museum's compilation, had actually been sold and sent overseas, naming it "very unfortunate." He likewise struck, "Concerning the closing of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Craft, if the compilation is actually to become marketed, I wish that they will to begin with approach Eastern buyers so that the various masterworks do certainly not leave Japan. I will be actually hanging around.".
In his most up-to-date post, Maezawa additionally discussed his sense of task as an enthusiast, stating, "Japanese folks require to secure Asia's typical factors, whether it is actually the property, nature, art, or typical lifestyle, as much as achievable. If our experts market them off part by piece for temporary revenue, Japan is going to no more be Asia. I need to have to earn good enough to be able to acquire and also pass on things that need to be actually passed down to potential eras.".
In addition, Maezawa is actually currently trying to find 5 private associates with X to handle cleaning of his manor and also suite, along with various other private assistance roles. The responsibilities include "laundry washing, cleansing, cooking, providing food at celebrations, wine administration, appearance, record administration, as well as guest appointments," as well as "taking care of pet dogs and pet cats," but there is no mention of roles related to his art compilation.