Art Institute’s new Modern Wing resolves conflicts between art and vistas
November 15th, 2008 · No Comments
For a fleeting moment Thursday, a hint of tension crept into the voice of James Rondeau, the Art Institute of Chicago’s contemporary art curator. An out-of-town journalist had asked whether the museum would set up benches inside the galleries of its unfinished Modern Wing so people could sit and stare at the knockout view of the Pritzker Pavilion’s metallic shells and the painterly swath of the Lurie Garden in Millennium Park. No, Rondeau replied, although there will be benches for looking at
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