Columbus Park, flanked by Borough Hall, Kings County Superior Court, and the Cadman Plaza US Post Office (the building in the background of the photo above), has been invaded by a hip giant metal robot sculpture. It’s Rappin’ Max Robot with a foot propped up on his larger-than-life boombox. The character first appeared in Eric Orr’s Rappin’ Max Robot comic book. It was built by Welder Underground, which according to the dedication plaque is “a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that teaches young adults to become certified welders and metal fabricators by partnering with established artists to build large-scale public artworks.” Coming full circle, Eric Orr, Jr. was one of the Welder Underground apprentices who worked on the project. I was happy to see this unexpected addition to the park around the corner from City Tech. In fact, I would like to see more hip hop robots. Let’s get the giant robot hero from The Beastie Boys’ “Intergalactic” music video put up near Adam Yauch Park (RIP M.C.A.).
