Wednesday, August 25th, 2004...9:34 pm
Metrobot: I come for your women!
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The 26-foot tall Metrobot is the sidewalk ambassador for The Contemporary Arts Center. Its towering presence not only communicates The Center’s location but also imparts messages about exhibitions and events on its electronic message-board-arm and tells time on its wrist-watch-clock. Video monitors and a public telephone located in its legs invite passers-by to interact with the piece. Nam June Paik is internationally known as a pioneer in using electronic media in the visual arts. Metrobot was a private commission for the 50th anniversary of The Center and the 200th anniversary of the city.
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December 21st, 2009 at 7:19 pm
[...] Metrobot has watched over 5th & Walnut for many years. But no longer. Spotted missing by the [...]
August 9th, 2010 at 11:56 am
Ah Man! What a cool giant robot hitch hiking on the side of the street; he must have caught a ride.