Digital artist Beeple is bringing his viral robotic installation, "Regular Animals (2025)," to the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin this April. The work features a pack of AI-powered robotic dogs with heads modeled after tech moguls like Elon Musk and art icons like Pablo Picasso, which roam a pen, capture images of the audience, and "eject" AI-filtered prints from their rears. The presentation will coincide with Gallery Weekend Berlin and include a dialogue with Nam June Paik’s "Andy Warhol Robot (1994)."
This exhibition marks a significant step in Beeple’s transition from the speculative NFT market to established institutional validation. By placing these satirical, algorithmic creatures within a major museum, the Neue Nationalgalerie aims to address the intersection of artificial intelligence, celebrity culture, and the circular nature of digital consumption. The installation serves as a literalized metaphor for the modern algorithmic cycle, where data is constantly ingested, filtered, and discarded as commodity.