.Yusaku Maezawa, that seemed on ARTnews Top 200 Collectors listing in 2014, uploaded a collection of discuss the social networks network X on Monday, pertaining to the fastener of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Art, conveying his need as a fine art aficionado to stop the discharge of function in the gallery's assortment overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson stated that chemical company DIC Company was reassessing the future of Kawamura among pressure coming from activist clients. The Kawamura's compilation flaunts 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are actually had by DIC Corp. It features seven of Mark Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and functions through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Robert Ryman, to name a few notable artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa obtained Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and Herons) from the gallery's selection. In action to a supporter that posted on X that he would like to find the job someday, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and Herons screen has been undertaking cleansing and also partial reconstruction work with regarding three years, yet it was actually safely returned to me the other day. This job is actually a significant cultural property assigned by the country, so I would like to create it feasible for everybody to view it in some way, and I am going to allow you referred to as very soon as the details are chosen." He proceeded, "However, I sorrow that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Craft is actually temporarily shut. If there is actually everything I can possibly do, I want to cooperate as a fine art fanatic.".
The DIC Gallery is actually slated to be briefly approached January 2025.
Additionally, following this post, he certainly not only revealed regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Light (1968 ), which was actually additionally in the museum's selection, had been sold and also sent out overseas, calling it "very unlucky." He additionally appealed, "Pertaining to the closing of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Craft, if the collection is actually to be sold, I hope that they will initially move toward Oriental buyers to ensure the various work of arts perform certainly not leave Asia. I will be waiting.".
In his most recent post, Maezawa additionally discussed his sense of responsibility as a collection agency, mentioning, "Oriental people need to shield Japan's traditional factors, whether it's the land, nature, fine art, or standard lifestyle, as much as possible. If we sell all of them off piece through part for temporary profit, Japan will no more be actually Japan. I need to have to get good enough to become able to acquire and hand down the things that ought to be actually given to future ages.".
Incidentally, Maezawa is presently looking for five individual assistants by means of X to manage cleaning of his mansion and also rental property, as well as various other personal help duties. The tasks feature "laundry, cleaning, cooking food, offering food items at gatherings, red or white wine administration, presence, record administration, and visitor appointments," along with "taking care of dogs and also cats," yet there is actually no reference of duties associated with his art compilation.