.Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Best 200 Collectors list in 2014, submitted a set of comments on the social media system X on Monday, concerning the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Craft, revealing his need as a craft enthusiast to prevent the outflow of works in the gallery's compilation overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson disclosed that chemical business DIC Organization was actually reassessing the future of Kawamura surrounded by stress coming from activist financiers. The Kawamura's collection boasts 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are actually possessed through DIC Corp. It consists of 7 of Proof Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as works through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, as well as Robert Ryman, to name a few substantial performers.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows as well as Herons) from the museum's selection. In response to a fan who posted on X that he would love to see the work one day, Maezawa answered, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons screen has been actually undertaking cleansing and also partial restoration work for concerning 3 years, yet it was actually safely gone back to me the other day. This work is an important cultural residential property assigned due to the nation, so I want to create it achievable for everyone to observe it somehow, and I am going to let you called very soon as the particulars are actually determined." He carried on, "However, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Art is briefly finalized. If there is actually anything I can do, I want to comply as a craft lover.".
The DIC Gallery is actually slated to be briefly enclosed January 2025.
Furthermore, observing this article, he certainly not just revealed regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was actually likewise in the gallery's assortment, had actually been sold and delivered overseas, calling it "extremely regrettable." He additionally appealed, "Regarding the closing of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Craft, if the collection is actually to become sold, I hope that they will first come close to Eastern shoppers so that the numerous showpieces perform certainly not leave Japan. I am going to be waiting.".
In his most up-to-date post, Maezawa likewise covered his sense of accountability as an enthusiast, saying, "Oriental people require to guard Japan's traditional traits, whether it is actually the land, nature, fine art, or standard lifestyle, as much as possible. If our team sell them off part by part for temporary earnings, Japan will no more be actually Asia. I need to have to gain enough to be capable to purchase and hand down the things that need to be passed down to future age groups.".
In addition, Maezawa is presently searching for 5 private assistants through X to manage cleaning of his mansion house as well as rental property, as well as various other individual support duties. The roles feature "laundry, cleaning, cooking, providing meals at gatherings, a glass of wine management, attendance, document control, and visitor reservations," and also "looking after dogs as well as kitties," yet there is no reference of tasks associated with his art selection.