The Kendall Band is a three-part musical sculpture created between 1986 and 1988 by Paul Matisse, who is the grandson of French artist Henri Matisse and stepson of surrealist artist Marcel Duchamp. 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, the art work was seen by an estimated 12,518 riders on an average weekday. It had originally cost $90,000 to construct.
Pythagoras is the largest component of the Kendall Band
Kepler
Paul Matisse is an artist and inventor known for his public art installations, many of which are interactive and produce sound. Matisse also invented the Kalliroscope.
Rotating Kalliroscope
Meditation Bell (2012)
Olympic Bell for Athens Olympic Games (2004)
National Japanese American Memorial Bell (2001)