Artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) has installed "Regular Animals" at Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie, featuring robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Beeple himself. The dogs roam the gallery and periodically "poo" printed images of their surroundings that have been transformed by artificial intelligence, with each dog's output reflecting the style of its figurehead—for example, the Picasso dog produces Cubist-style images. The work premiered at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025, where Beeple distributed the prints with certificates reading "100% organic GMO-free dog s**t" and QR codes for free NFTs.
The installation critiques how tech billionaires now shape human perception through algorithms, replacing the role traditionally held by artists. Beeple, a pioneer of the "everyday" 3D graphics movement and the third most expensive living artist at auction (after Hockney and Koons), gained fame for his $69 million NFT sale "Everydays: The First 5000 Days" at Christie's in 2021. Curator Lisa Botti argues museums are essential spaces for reflecting on AI's societal impact. The work matters because it merges provocative commentary on algorithmic power with the ongoing evolution of digital art and NFTs, challenging viewers to consider who controls their worldview.