.Yusaku Maezawa, who seemed on ARTnews Best 200 Collectors listing last year, uploaded a series of comments on the social networking sites system X on Monday, regarding the closure of the Kawamura Memorial DIC Gallery of Art, conveying his need as an art fan to prevent the discharge of operate in the museum's selection overseas.
Recently, ARTnews' George Nelson mentioned that chemical provider DIC Firm was actually revising the future of Kawamura in the middle of stress from activist clients. The Kawamura's assortment flaunts 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are owned through DIC Corp. It consists of seven of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" as well as works through Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Robert Ryman, and many more notable artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa got Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows and also Herons) from the museum's collection. In action to a follower who published on X that he want to see the job someday, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows as well as Herons display has actually been actually undertaking cleaning as well as partial remediation work with concerning 3 years, however it was actually safely come back to me the other day. This work is an essential cultural building designated by the nation, so I would love to create it achievable for everyone to view it somehow, and I will certainly allow you called quickly as the particulars are decided." He proceeded, "Even so, I am sad that the DIC Kawamura Museum of Art is briefly finalized. If there is just about anything I can do, I would like to work together as an art fan.".
The DIC Gallery is slated to be temporarily closed in January 2025.
Moreover, observing this article, he certainly not simply shared regret that Barnett Newman's Anna's Light (1968 ), which was actually likewise in the museum's selection, had actually been marketed and also sent out overseas, calling it "really unfavorable." He also struck, "Regarding the closing of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Fine Art, if the selection is to be offered, I hope that they will certainly initially come close to Oriental buyers to ensure that the numerous work of arts carry out not leave behind Japan. I will certainly be actually waiting.".
In his most up-to-date blog post, Maezawa likewise covered his feeling of obligation as a collection agency, mentioning, "Oriental people need to have to shield Japan's typical traits, whether it's the land, attribute, craft, or traditional society, as much as feasible. If we market all of them off part through piece for temporary income, Asia is going to no longer be actually Asia. I need to have to make sufficient to become able to get and hand down the important things that need to be passed down to future eras.".
Incidentally, Maezawa is currently trying to find five individual associates via X to manage cleaning of his estate as well as villa, in addition to various other private support tasks. The duties consist of "laundry, cleaning, preparing food, serving food at celebrations, a glass of wine management, participation, record management, and guest appointments," as well as "looking after pets and also kitties," yet there is actually no mention of obligations connected to his art assortment.