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Kendall Band
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The Kendall Band is a three-part musical sculpture created between 1986 and 1988 by Paul Matisse,[1] who is the grandson of French artist Henri Matisse and stepson of surrealist artist Marcel Duchamp.[2] It is installed between the inbound and outbound tracks of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Kendall Station located in Cambridge, Massachusetts near the MIT campus. As of 2007[update], the art work was seen by an estimated 12,518 riders on an average weekday.[3] It had originally cost $90,000 to construct.[4]
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Artist | Paul Matisse |
Year | 1986–1988 |
Type | Interactive sound sculpture (aluminum, steel, teak) |
Location | Kendall/MIT station, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Owner | MBTA |
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The three parts of the interactive work are called Pythagoras, Kepler, and Galileo, and are all controlled by levers located on the subway platforms.[5]