LEXICON Art Installation

A new installation by designer and engineer Alfonso Parra Rubio with Erik Strand, both researchers at MIT Center for Bits and Atoms, is now on view at Boston Public Library Copley Square branch. Titled LEXICON, the project centers on a 23 ft suspended installation in Deferrari Hall, the atrium at the center of the Boylston Street building, and is coupled with a free workshop that brings cutting-edge design, fabrication, and creativity into one of the city's most iconic civic spaces, the Central Library in Copley Square. Created using custom design tools for computerized cutting of folded aluminum sheets to form geometric structural cells rather than traditional construction methods, the large-scale sculpture demonstrates how innovative approaches to design and fabrication can create lighter, stronger, and more sustainable structures. LEXICON reflects the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's broader vision for Boston's creative economy: connecting artists, makers, and researchers to strengthen the city's innovation ecosystem, create new opportunities for learning, and ensure creativity remains at the heart of Boston's future. LEXICON will be on view until November 1. The installation can be viewed during the Library's regular operating hours. The installation is a collaboration between the Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) at MIT, the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture and the Boston Public Library.