Presidio Trust in museum talks

A proposal by Gap Inc. founder Donald Fisher’s to build a contemporary art museum in San Francisco’s Presidio park moved a step forward after the governing Presidio Trust agreed to enter negotiations on the project.

Fisher first proposed the museum in August and announced this week that he would begin talks with the trust over lease terms and other issues.

Fisher and his wife, Doris, began collecting contemporary art in 1969 and have assembled more than 1,000 works by names.

The $100-million Contemporary Art Museum in the Presidio would include 55,000 square feet of gallery space to display Fisher’s collection -- including works by Andy Warhol, Richard Serra, Chuck Close, Willem de Kooning and Roy Lichtenstein -- and special exhibitions. Construction of the building, designed by Gluckman Mayner Architects, would be paid for by Fisher, whose foundation would be responsible for staffing and running the museum.