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Zozotown founder Yusaku Maezawa follows eclectic path
Andy Warhol's iconic Campbell's Soup cans, a painting by Takashi Murakami and a word sculpture by Jack Pierson are some of the pieces decorating the head office of Start Today Co., operator of Japan's largest online fashion mall, Zozotown. The items are just a tiny ...
Japanese tycoon loans 1982 Basquiat masterpiece to Brooklyn for its museum debut
A Basquiat masterpiece, bought by a Japanese billionaire for a record $110.5 million, will make its museum debut this month, going on display in the artist's home borough of Brooklyn, New York. Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1982 "Untitled" has been virtually unseen in public and never previously ...
A Japanese billionaire bought a Basquiat masterpiece for $110.5 million.
Collector Maezawa drops $98 million on art in two days
Yusaku Maezawa, the 40-year-old founder of online clothing retailer Zozotown, continued his art shopping spree on Wednesday, helping Sotheby's reach $242.2 million in sales at its contemporary art auction even as the art market continues to contract. Maezawa said he is building a private ...
