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the drawing center bags it:

The Drawing Center, meanwhile, will not be moving to the site, Whitehead said. After weeks of discussion with the LMDC, Whitehead said, the museum was "finding it difficult to comply with the requirements."

The Freedom Center and the Drawing Center are parts of cultural space long planned at the World Trade Center site, which also would include a performing arts complex. But in recent months family members have waged a campaign to remove the two institutions from the site, saying they could include anti-American exhibits and distract attention from a planned memorial museum.

Debra Burlingame, the sister of an American Airlines pilot who died in the Sept. 11 attacks, applauded the Drawing Center's decision not to build on the site but said there is little point in continuing discussions with the Freedom Center.

"They're not telling the story of 9/11," she said. "They're going to have controversial programming that they cannot guarantee in perpetuity will be respectful."


this is a complete disgrace. no grass-roots support from the art community. none from artnet thats for sure. division within the drawing center board. no support from the dc for the artist amy wilson when the "victims families" (with the help of the daily news and gov pataki) conspired a mock crisis of content publicity scandal. respect for the victims = support for the atrocities intact war in iraq so just keep it the fuck to your self !?!? the institutions must now guarantee "respect" in perpetuality. does this mean no disrespectful ballets or plays too !?!? are these families going to stick around and vet all programs and exhibits on these hallowed grounds forever? are we talking about a theme-park of perpetual war supporting and 9/11 morning? who would want to function artistically under these restrictive conditions? i see artistic freedom of speech as we knew it, slip, slip, slippin' away. ...and nobody's saying nuttin'.


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