Agnieszka Kurant, The End of Signature, 2021 and 2022
Agnieszka Kurant's MIT percent-for-art commission "The End of Signature", employs artificial intelligence to create two different collective signatures realized as monumental light sculptures adorning the facades of two new buildings in Kendall Square. The work consists of one animated LED sculpture that appears to sign and re-sign the rear façade of 238 Main Street, which aggregates signatures of thousands of scientists and other academics working at MIT in the past and currently, and one large-scale neon signature on the plaza side of Building E37’s cantilevered façade, made using signatures of Cambridge residents.
This video provides a behind the scenes look at the creation and fabrication of "The End of Signature" with commentary by artist Agnieszka Kurant.