.Yusaku Maezawa, who appeared on ARTnews Leading 200 Collectors listing in 2015, published a series of comments on the social media system X on Monday, regarding the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Craft, showing his need as a craft aficionado to avoid the discharge of function in the museum's selection overseas.
Last week, ARTnews' George Nelson stated that chemical business DIC Corporation was reviewing the future of Kawamura amid pressure coming from activist real estate investors. The Kawamura's collection boasts 754 arts pieces, 384 of which are owned by DIC Corp. It features seven of Symbol Rothko's "Seagram Murals" and also functions by Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and also Robert Ryman, to name a few substantial artists.
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In 2018, Maezawa acquired Hasegawa Tohaku's Urozu Byobu (Crows as well as Herons) from the museum's assortment. In reaction to an enthusiast that submitted on X that he would love to observe the work someday, Maezawa responded, "The Hasegawa Tohaku Crows and Herons monitor has actually been undertaking cleaning as well as predisposed remediation work with about 3 years, but it was actually safely and securely gone back to me recently. This job is a necessary social building designated due to the country, so I would like to make it feasible for everybody to observe it somehow, and I will definitely allow you referred to as very soon as the information are actually decided." He continued, "Even so, I sorrow that the DIC Kawamura Gallery of Art is actually briefly finalized. If there is actually just about anything I can do, I wish to comply as a craft fanatic.".
The DIC Museum is slated to be momentarily approached January 2025.
Additionally, observing this article, he not just conveyed disappointment that Barnett Newman's Anna's Light (1968 ), which was additionally in the museum's assortment, had been actually marketed and delivered overseas, naming it "quite unfavorable." He additionally struck, "Concerning the closure of the Kawamura Remembrance DIC Museum of Craft, if the collection is to become sold, I really hope that they will certainly to begin with come close to Japanese purchasers to ensure that the many masterpieces perform certainly not leave Japan. I will certainly be standing by.".
In his most recent blog post, Maezawa likewise discussed his sense of responsibility as a collector, pointing out, "Japanese folks need to protect Asia's typical factors, whether it is actually the land, attributes, craft, or even traditional lifestyle, as much as achievable. If we sell them off part by item for temporary earnings, Japan will no more be actually Asia. I need to get good enough to be capable to buy and hand down the many things that should be given to future eras.".
In addition, Maezawa is currently searching for 5 individual aides by means of X to manage cleaning of his mansion and rental property, and also other individual help tasks. The responsibilities feature "laundry washing, cleaning, cooking food, offering food at celebrations, a glass of wine monitoring, appearance, documentation management, as well as guest bookings," and also "looking after pets as well as cats," but there is actually no acknowledgment of roles related to his craft compilation.