Documented artwork / outdoor geometric sculpture
Madrigal
Credit as documented: Sanford Biggers
Sanford Biggers created Madrigal for MIT's Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building, designed by SANAA. The outdoor sculpture draws six quilt patterns from his Codex practice into folded geometric forms. Its musical title refers to voices singing in counterpoint, connecting the work to the building's purpose. MIT identifies a 2024 acquisition and support from Percent-for-Art funds and Robert and Sara-Ann Sanders. Surface tiles incorporate architectural remnants and milled textures suggesting fabric.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2024
- Materials
- aluminum and stainless steel (MIT prints 'Aluminum stainless steel'), resin, mixed media
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- MIT: 210 × 149 × 75 in.; narrative says over eighteen feet high.
- Dimensions apply to
- Conflicting overall measurements on the same museum page; not reconciled.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
Acquired 2024
Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building (W18), MIT
Materials and construction
The museum lists dimensions of 210 × 149 × 75 inches but describes the sculpture as over eighteen feet high. Those measurements are inconsistent; the numeric dimensions remain attributed without converting them into a reconciled height.
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Sources
- listart.mit.edu ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16