| Kendall Band | |
|---|---|
 Pythagoras is the largest component of the Kendall Band | |
| Artist | Paul Matisse |
| Year | 1986–1988 |
| Type | Interactive sound sculpture (aluminum, steel, teak) |
| Location | Kendall/MIT station, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Owner | MBTA |
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]
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]
- ^ "Kendall Band". Paul Matisse. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Christopher Reed. "Pure Fabrication" Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Harvard Magazine. May–June 2002. Accessed May 26, 2010.
- ^ MBTA Bluebook Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. MBTA. 2007. Accessed May 26, 2010
- ^ Daly, Gabriel J. and Velan, Sonam S. "T-Riders Ring the Sound of Science". The Harvard Crimson. December 07, 2006 . Accessed May 27, 2010.
- ^ "Grace notes from the underground". The Boston Globe. May 9, 2010. Accessed May 26, 2010.