.Yusaku Maezawa, that showed up on ARTnews Best 200 Collectors list in 2013, published a set of comments on the social media system X on Monday, regarding the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Fine art, revealing his wish as an art fan to prevent the outflow of works in the museum's collection overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson reported that chemical business DIC Organization was reviewing the future of Kawamura in the middle of tension coming from activist clients. The Kawamura's assortment includes 754 art work, 384 of which are actually owned by DIC Corp. It features seven of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and also functions through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, as well as Robert Ryman, and many more substantial performers.
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In 2018, Maezawa obtained Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows as well as Herons) coming from the museum's collection. In reaction to a supporter who submitted on X that he want to find the work sooner or later, Maezawa answered, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons screen has been going through cleansing as well as partial restoration work with about three years, however it was safely and securely returned to me yesterday. This work is actually an important cultural home assigned by the nation, so I would love to create it feasible for every person to find it somehow, and also I will certainly let you called soon as the information are decided." He carried on, "However, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Craft is actually momentarily finalized. If there is everything I can possibly do, I wish to comply as a fine art aficionado.".
The DIC Gallery is actually slated to be briefly enclosed January 2025.
Furthermore, observing this article, he certainly not merely shown disappointment that Barnett Newman's Anna's Illumination (1968 ), which was actually additionally in the museum's compilation, had actually been actually offered and delivered overseas, naming it "really unfortunate." He likewise struck, "Concerning the closing of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, if the collection is actually to be sold, I really hope that they will definitely first come close to Eastern customers to ensure the many showpieces perform not leave behind Asia. I will certainly be actually hanging around.".
In his most current article, Maezawa also discussed his sense of duty as a collector, mentioning, "Japanese people require to shield Japan's conventional points, whether it is actually the land, attributes, art, or even traditional lifestyle, as long as possible. If our experts offer all of them off piece by part for short-term profit, Japan will no longer be Japan. I need to have to gain good enough to be able to purchase as well as hand down the things that must be actually given to future age groups.".
Incidentally, Maezawa is actually presently searching for five personal aides with X to manage cleansing of his mansion house and property, along with other personal help roles. The roles include "laundry, cleansing, food preparation, serving meals at celebrations, a glass of wine management, participation, record administration, and attendee reservations," and also "looking after pets as well as kitties," yet there is no mention of roles connected to his art selection.