.Yusaku Maezawa, that showed up on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors list in 2014, uploaded a collection of comments on the social media system X on Monday, concerning the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Art, expressing his need as a fine art lover to avoid the stream of operate in the gallery's compilation overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson mentioned that chemical firm DIC Company was actually reassessing the future of Kawamura in the middle of stress from activist clients. The Kawamura's selection boasts 754 artworks, 384 of which are actually possessed by DIC Corp. It includes 7 of Proof Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as works by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and also Robert Ryman, and many more significant artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa acquired Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) from the museum's collection. In feedback to a fan that uploaded on X that he would love to see the work sooner or later, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and also Herons display has actually been actually undertaking cleansing as well as predisposed renovation work for about three years, yet it was safely and securely come back to me yesterday. This work is an essential cultural building designated by the nation, so I would like to make it achievable for everyone to see it in some way, and I will allow you know as soon as the information are chosen." He carried on, "Even so, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Craft is actually briefly finalized. If there is actually just about anything I may do, I would love to coordinate as a craft fan.".
The DIC Museum is actually slated to become temporarily approached January 2025.
Additionally, observing this post, he not simply shown disappointment that Barnett Newman's Anna's Lighting (1968 ), which was actually likewise in the gallery's selection, had been actually sold and also sent out overseas, naming it "incredibly regrettable." He additionally appealed, "Concerning the closing of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Art, if the selection is actually to be offered, I hope that they will to begin with move toward Oriental customers to ensure that the various masterworks carry out certainly not leave behind Asia. I will definitely be actually waiting.".
In his most up-to-date message, Maezawa likewise discussed his feeling of task as an enthusiast, pointing out, "Eastern people need to protect Asia's conventional factors, whether it is actually the land, attribute, fine art, or conventional society, as much as achievable. If our company market all of them off piece through piece for short-term income, Japan will definitely no more be Asia. I require to make enough to be capable to get and pass on the things that need to be given to future ages.".
Furthermore, Maezawa is actually presently searching for five private aides through X to manage cleansing of his mansion and also vacation home, along with other individual help duties. The duties feature "washing, cleaning, food preparation, providing meals at events, red or white wine management, presence, paper management, and guest reservations," along with "caring for canines and also kitties," but there is no mention of tasks connected to his art compilation.