CHICAGO
Modern Wingof the Art Institute of Chicago:On May 16, the Art Institute opened this 264,000-square-foot addition designed by Renzo Piano. The largest expansion in the institute's history, it increases the size to more than a million square feet and makes it the second-largest museum in the country. The 65,000 square feet of gallery space in the Modern Wing will be devoted to the institute's holdings in European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, photography, and architecture and design. Also part of the addition are an interior garden, an outdoor sculpture terrace, a cafe, restaurant, and pedestrian bridge to Chicago's Millennium Park. Six of the galleries are reserved for special exhibitions. The most notable of those currently on display is "Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works 2000-2007," which runs through Sept. 13. The 31 works in the exhibition include paintings, sculptures, photographs, and works on paper. Many of the objects have not been previously exhibited in the United States. 111 South Michigan Ave., 312-443-3600, www.artic.edu/aic.
