| Gift of the Wind | |
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| Artist | Susumu Shingu |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | steel, aluminum |
| Dimensions | 14 m × 7.0 m (46 ft × 23 ft) |
| Location | Porter station, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 42°23′18.65″N 71°07′09.4″W / 42.3885139°N 71.119278°W | |
| Owner | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Gift of the Wind is a large-scale public kinetic sculpture, by Susumu Shingu,[1] located in Porter Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts at the Porter, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority subway and commuter rail station. The artwork consists of a tall white pole with three red "wings" attached to the top that are "designed to shift in response to the movement of the wind, not only turning clockwise and counterclockwise, but tumbling over and over in various sequences".[2] It is considered by some to be "Cambridge's most visible landmark".[2][3]
- ^ "Susumu Shingu". Susumushingu.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ a b Arts on the Line:Porter Square MBTA Station Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Cambridge Arts Council. 2002. Accessed October 12, 2010
- ^ Ponte, Sophia. art and landscape : outdoor strategies for critical perception - Gift of the Wind by Susumu Shingu Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine. MIT Department of Architecture. Accessed October 12, 2010