.Yusaku Maezawa, that appeared on ARTnews Top 200 Collectors checklist in 2014, posted a series of discuss the social networking sites network X on Monday, regarding the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, sharing his wish as an art fan to avoid the discharge of function in the gallery's assortment overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson disclosed that chemical provider DIC Enterprise was actually revising the future of Kawamura surrounded by stress from activist entrepreneurs. The Kawamura's collection includes 754 art work, 384 of which are actually owned through DIC Corp. It includes 7 of Mark Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and functions by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, as well as Robert Ryman, among other substantial artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa acquired Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and Herons) from the gallery's collection. In reaction to a follower who posted on X that he would like to observe the job one day, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and also Herons display has actually been actually undertaking cleaning and also predisposed remediation work with about three years, yet it was actually safely gone back to me yesterday. This work is actually a vital cultural residential property designated by the nation, so I would love to make it feasible for everyone to observe it somehow, and I will definitely permit you know as soon as the details are actually decided." He continued, "Nevertheless, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Craft is briefly closed. If there is anything I can possibly do, I would love to work together as a craft fan.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to become temporarily approached January 2025.
In addition, observing this post, he certainly not just conveyed disappointment that Barnett Newman's Anna's Illumination (1968 ), which was actually also in the gallery's selection, had actually been actually sold and delivered overseas, calling it "very unfavorable." He additionally appealed, "Relating to the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Art, if the selection is actually to be sold, I hope that they are going to first approach Japanese customers to ensure that the various masterworks do certainly not leave Asia. I will be standing by.".
In his newest article, Maezawa additionally wrote about his sense of duty as a collector, saying, "Eastern people require to protect Japan's standard points, whether it's the land, attribute, art, or even conventional society, as high as feasible. If we market all of them off piece through piece for short-term income, Asia will definitely no more be Asia. I need to have to make sufficient to be able to acquire as well as hand down the many things that ought to be given to future age groups.".
In addition, Maezawa is currently seeking 5 private assistants via X to deal with cleaning of his residence and rental property, along with other personal assistance obligations. The responsibilities consist of "laundry, cleaning, cooking food, serving food at parties, red or white wine administration, appearance, file monitoring, and visitor bookings," along with "looking after dogs and kitties," but there is no acknowledgment of roles connected to his art selection.