.Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors checklist in 2013, uploaded a collection of discuss the social media sites system X on Monday, relating to the fastener of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Fine art, sharing his wish as an art lover to prevent the discharge of operate in the gallery's collection overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson mentioned that chemical business DIC Organization was actually reevaluating the future of Kawamura in the middle of pressure coming from activist investors. The Kawamura's selection flaunts 754 artworks, 384 of which are actually had by DIC Corp. It features 7 of Mark Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and operates by 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 got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and Herons) coming from the gallery's collection. In response to a follower that submitted on X that he would like to observe the work sooner or later, Maezawa replied, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and Herons display screen has actually been actually undertaking cleansing as well as predisposed restoration help concerning three years, but it was securely come back to me a few days ago. This work is actually an essential cultural building marked due to the country, so I would love to create it possible for everyone to view it somehow, and also I will let you know as very soon as the information are actually determined." He carried on, "Even so, I sorrow that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Art is actually temporarily finalized. If there is actually anything I may do, I would like to work together as an art enthusiast.".
The DIC Gallery is actually slated to become briefly enclosed January 2025.
On top of that, observing this blog post, he not just expressed disappointment that Barnett Newman's Anna's Light (1968 ), which was actually also in the museum's selection, had actually been actually offered and also delivered overseas, naming it "extremely unfortunate." He likewise struck, "Relating to the closing of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Fine Art, if the assortment is actually to be marketed, I wish that they will definitely first move toward Eastern buyers to make sure that the many masterworks carry out certainly not leave behind Japan. I am going to be actually waiting.".
In his newest post, Maezawa also blogged about his feeling of obligation as a collector, mentioning, "Eastern folks need to have to defend Japan's standard traits, whether it's the land, nature, art, or even traditional lifestyle, as long as feasible. If we offer them off piece by item for short-term earnings, Japan will definitely no more be Japan. I need to gain sufficient to be able to get and also hand down the important things that need to be actually given to future ages.".
Incidentally, Maezawa is actually currently looking for five individual assistants with X to handle cleansing of his residence and villa, in addition to various other individual support tasks. The tasks feature "laundry washing, cleansing, food preparation, offering meals at gatherings, wine administration, participation, file control, and attendee appointments," along with "caring for canines and felines," but there is actually no reference of responsibilities related to his art collection.