.Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Top 200 Collectors listing last year, published a series of discuss the social media network X on Monday, pertaining to the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Fine art, expressing his wish as a craft enthusiast to prevent the discharge of function in the gallery's collection overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson mentioned that chemical provider DIC Organization was reassessing the future of Kawamura amid pressure from activist financiers. The Kawamura's collection flaunts 754 artworks, 384 of which are actually owned through DIC Corp. It consists of seven of Mark Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as works by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Robert Ryman, and many more significant artists.
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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 a fan who posted on X that he would love to see the work at some point, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and also Herons screen has been actually undertaking cleansing as well as partial repair help about 3 years, yet it was actually safely come back to me recently. This job is actually a vital cultural home designated due to the nation, so I would love to make it feasible for everybody to view it somehow, as well as I will definitely let you called very soon as the information are chosen." He proceeded, "Even so, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Art is temporarily finalized. If there is just about anything I can do, I would like to work together as a fine art fanatic.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to become temporarily approached January 2025.
Moreover, observing this article, he not merely revealed remorse that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was likewise in the gallery's collection, had been actually marketed and sent out overseas, naming it "incredibly unfortunate." He likewise struck, "Pertaining to the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Art, if the selection is actually to become marketed, I hope that they will first come close to Oriental purchasers in order that the numerous showpieces carry out certainly not leave Japan. I am going to be actually standing by.".
In his latest post, Maezawa likewise discussed his sense of duty as an enthusiast, pointing out, "Japanese folks need to protect Asia's typical things, whether it's the property, attributes, fine art, or even standard culture, as much as feasible. If our team market them off piece by piece for short-term profit, Japan will definitely no more be Asia. I need to make sufficient to be capable to acquire as well as hand down the important things that must be passed down to potential age groups.".
In addition, Maezawa is presently seeking 5 individual associates via X to handle cleaning of his mansion as well as property, as well as various other private help obligations. The tasks include "laundry, cleansing, preparing food, serving meals at gatherings, a glass of wine administration, presence, documentation administration, and also visitor bookings," as well as "caring for dogs as well as pussy-cats," however there is actually no mention of roles related to his craft collection.