Monday, February 14th, 2011

Litter Can Be Fun?

On Monday, I went to the Contemporary Art Center to watch a guest speaker. Well actually, I went to sip on free Coffee Emporium roasts and hang out with my buddies.
The speaker was Davy Rothbart, creator of Found Magazine. I had never heard of it but it didn’t take much brain power to wrap my [...]

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Alas poor Metrobot, I hardly knew ye.

The Metrobot has watched over 5th & Walnut for many years.  But no longer.  Spotted missing by the Cincinnati blog and the Provost of Cincinnati, this anonymous commenter explains that the CAC, which owns Metrobot, put it in storage when the lease for the space was up:
I noticed that the Nam June Paik robot sculpture [...]

Wednesday, August 25th, 2004

Metrobot: I come for your women!

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 [...]