.Yusaku Maezawa, who seemed on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors checklist in 2013, posted a series of discuss the social media system X on Monday, pertaining to the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Craft, expressing his need as a fine art fan to prevent the outflow of works in the gallery's collection overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson reported that chemical firm DIC Firm was reevaluating the future of Kawamura in the middle of pressure coming from activist entrepreneurs. The Kawamura's collection flaunts 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are actually owned by DIC Corp. It features 7 of Mark Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as functions through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Robert Ryman, to name a few significant artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows as well as Herons) from the gallery's assortment. In feedback to a follower that published on X that he wish to find the job sooner or later, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons display has actually been undergoing cleansing and also partial renovation help concerning three years, however it was carefully come back to me the other day. This work is actually a vital cultural residential property marked due to the country, so I wish to make it feasible for everybody to see it in some way, and I will permit you called quickly as the details are actually made a decision." He carried on, "However, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Fine art is actually temporarily closed. If there is everything I can do, I would love to comply as a fine art lover.".
The DIC Gallery is actually slated to be momentarily closed in January 2025.
Moreover, following this post, he not just shown regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was additionally in the gallery's compilation, had been offered and also sent out overseas, naming it "very unlucky." He additionally struck, "Relating to the closing of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Craft, if the compilation is actually to become marketed, I hope that they will first move toward Japanese buyers to ensure the various showpieces do not leave behind Asia. I will certainly be actually hanging around.".
In his most up-to-date article, Maezawa additionally wrote about his feeling of accountability as an enthusiast, saying, "Japanese individuals need to defend Japan's standard factors, whether it's the property, attribute, fine art, or typical culture, as much as feasible. If we market them off item by piece for temporary income, Japan will no more be actually Asia. I need to earn good enough to be capable to purchase as well as hand down the many things that should be actually given to future eras.".
In addition, Maezawa is actually currently searching for 5 personal assistants by means of X to deal with cleansing of his residence and property, in addition to various other individual help roles. The obligations consist of "laundry, cleaning, food preparation, offering food items at celebrations, red wine administration, attendance, paper management, as well as attendee appointments," along with "looking after canines as well as kitties," but there is no mention of tasks related to his art compilation.