.Yusaku Maezawa, that appeared on ARTnews Best 200 Collectors list in 2015, posted a set of comments on the social networks network X on Monday, relating to the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Art, sharing his wish as a fine art lover to avoid the stream of operate in the museum's assortment overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson stated that chemical firm DIC Firm was actually revising the future of Kawamura among pressure coming from activist capitalists. The Kawamura's selection flaunts 754 art work, 384 of which are had by DIC Corp. It includes 7 of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and also functions by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and also Robert Ryman, among other substantial artists.
Associated Contents.
In 2018, Maezawa acquired Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) from the museum's selection. In response to a supporter that posted on X that he wish to see the work someday, Maezawa replied, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons screen has actually been undertaking cleansing as well as partial remediation work for regarding three years, yet it was actually securely returned to me a few days ago. This work is a significant social home designated by the country, so I would like to create it achievable for everyone to observe it in some way, and also I will certainly let you referred to as quickly as the details are decided." He proceeded, "Nevertheless, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Fine art is actually temporarily closed. If there is actually anything I can possibly do, I wish to comply as an art lover.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to become momentarily enclosed January 2025.
Additionally, following this article, he not just shared regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Illumination (1968 ), which was additionally in the museum's assortment, had been actually offered and also sent overseas, naming it "very unfavorable." He additionally struck, "Relating to the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Fine Art, if the assortment is actually to become marketed, I really hope that they will first come close to Japanese shoppers so that the various masterworks carry out not leave Asia. I will certainly be actually standing by.".
In his newest message, Maezawa also covered his sense of obligation as a collector, stating, "Japanese people need to have to shield Japan's standard points, whether it is actually the property, attribute, fine art, or standard culture, as much as feasible. If our experts sell all of them off item by piece for temporary earnings, Japan will definitely no more be Japan. I need to earn enough to become capable to purchase and also hand down the things that ought to be actually passed down to potential age groups.".
In addition, Maezawa is actually currently seeking 5 private assistants through X to handle cleaning of his estate and also rental property, as well as various other personal support tasks. The duties feature "laundry, cleaning, cooking, providing food items at celebrations, wine monitoring, attendance, paper control, and also visitor appointments," and also "caring for pet dogs as well as kitties," yet there is actually no acknowledgment of obligations connected to his art compilation.