Drawing Center
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Drawing Center
After a long power struggle set off by the Drawing Center's bid for a new home at ground zero, the center announced that its executive director, Catherine de Zegher, would resign at the end of the month. Having been forced from its proposed site at the former World Trade Center last fall after controversy over its exhibitions, the Drawing Center is now pursuing a move to a former Fulton Fish Market site near the South Street Seaport. Several people who work with the Drawing Center said that strains had developed between Ms. de Zegher and the Drawing Center's president, George Negroponte, in the negotiations involved in moving to ground zero. The Drawing Center is in the midst of trying to strike a deal with the city for the Fulton Fish Market building. After a long power struggle by the Drawing Center's bid for a new home at ground zero, the center announced that its executive director, Catherine de Zegher, would resign at the end of the month. While commending Ms. de Zegher, who led the art institution for seven years, board members said they wanted someone new to lead the center through its planned move from SoHo. Having been forced from its proposed site at the former World Trade Center last fall after controversy over its exhibitions, the Drawing Center is now chasing a move to a former Fulton Fish Market site near the South Street Seaport.