.Yusaku Maezawa, that showed up on ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list in 2014, published a collection of comments on the social media network X on Monday, pertaining to the fastener of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Gallery of Craft, revealing his desire as a fine art aficionado to avoid the stream of works in the gallery's collection overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson disclosed that chemical firm DIC Organization was revising the future of Kawamura amid stress from activist real estate investors. The Kawamura's compilation includes 754 artworks, 384 of which are owned through DIC Corp. It includes 7 of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and works by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Robert Ryman, to name a few notable performers.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and Herons) from the museum's selection. In feedback to a supporter who uploaded on X that he wish to find the job at some point, Maezawa replied, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons monitor has been actually undertaking cleansing and also predisposed restoration work with regarding three years, yet it was actually safely and securely gone back to me a few days ago. This job is a vital social residential property designated due to the nation, so I would love to make it achievable for every person to view it somehow, and I will certainly permit you know as quickly as the details are actually made a decision." He proceeded, "Nevertheless, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Art is briefly finalized. If there is everything I can possibly do, I wish to participate as a fine art fanatic.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to become temporarily approached January 2025.
On top of that, following this blog post, he not just conveyed regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Illumination (1968 ), which was actually likewise in the gallery's compilation, had been actually offered as well as sent overseas, naming it "quite unfortunate." He additionally struck, "Relating to the closing of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Fine Art, if the compilation is to be offered, I hope that they will certainly to begin with come close to Japanese customers to make sure that the many masterpieces carry out certainly not leave behind Asia. I will definitely be actually standing by.".
In his most recent article, Maezawa also blogged about his feeling of accountability as a collector, claiming, "Eastern people need to have to defend Japan's typical points, whether it is actually the land, attribute, art, or even traditional lifestyle, as much as feasible. If our team sell them off part through part for temporary income, Asia will definitely no more be actually Asia. I need to gain enough to be able to get as well as hand down the important things that must be actually passed down to potential age groups.".
In addition, Maezawa is presently searching for 5 personal aides by means of X to deal with cleaning of his residence and manor, in addition to various other private assistance duties. The obligations feature "laundry washing, cleansing, cooking food, serving food items at parties, red wine administration, appearance, document management, and guest reservations," along with "looking after pet dogs and also kitties," but there is no acknowledgment of roles connected to his craft assortment.