.Yusaku Maezawa, who showed up on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors list in 2015, submitted a collection of talk about the social media sites network X on Monday, regarding the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Fine art, conveying his desire as an art fan to avoid the discharge of do work in the gallery's collection overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson mentioned that chemical company DIC Organization was actually reassessing the future of Kawamura amidst stress coming from activist capitalists. The Kawamura's compilation flaunts 754 artworks, 384 of which are actually had by DIC Corp. It includes seven of Proof Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as works through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and also Robert Ryman, to name a few notable artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa obtained Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and Herons) coming from the museum's collection. In response to a fan who uploaded on X that he wish to find the work one day, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons screen has been actually going through cleaning as well as partial reconstruction help regarding three years, yet it was actually carefully gone back to me yesterday. This work is an essential social residential or commercial property designated due to the country, so I want to make it achievable for everyone to observe it somehow, as well as I am going to allow you called quickly as the information are actually made a decision." He continued, "Even so, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Fine art is actually momentarily closed. If there is everything I may do, I would like to comply as a fine art fanatic.".
The DIC Gallery is slated to become briefly enclosed January 2025.
Additionally, observing this message, he certainly not merely expressed disappointment that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was also in the museum's assortment, had actually been marketed and also sent overseas, naming it "really unfavorable." He additionally appealed, "Relating to the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, if the selection is actually to be offered, I really hope that they will definitely first approach Japanese purchasers to ensure the various masterworks carry out certainly not leave behind Asia. I will be actually waiting.".
In his most up-to-date message, Maezawa additionally wrote about his feeling of accountability as an enthusiast, saying, "Eastern folks need to secure Japan's typical factors, whether it is actually the land, attributes, art, or even standard lifestyle, as long as possible. If we offer them off item by piece for temporary income, Asia is going to no more be Asia. I need to make sufficient to become capable to acquire and pass on the things that ought to be actually given to future generations.".
Mind you, Maezawa is actually currently looking for 5 private aides by means of X to handle cleaning of his residence and also suite, and also various other personal help roles. The duties feature "laundry, cleansing, cooking food, offering meals at gatherings, wine monitoring, presence, documentation management, as well as visitor appointments," in addition to "caring for pet dogs as well as kitties," but there is no acknowledgment of roles connected to his fine art assortment.