Beeple. Regular Animals

The work marks a new phase in Beeple's oeuvre and expands his engagement with artificial intelligence and digital art into a fully immersive physical-digital environment.

Through animal figures with the heads of well-known personalities, Beeple creates a socio-political allegory of contemporary power structures. This presentation marks the first time Beeple's work has been shown in Germany.

‘Regular Animals’ consists of autonomous robotic dogs that move freely within a defined area. Each robot figure is equipped with a hyper-realistic silicone head modelled on world-famous personalities, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Beeple himself. As the robots roam the space, they capture images of their surroundings via integrated cameras. These images are processed by AI systems that reinterpret the data according to the cultural, artistic or ideological ‘style’ of each figure.

The robots produce physically printed images – which are ejected from their rear ends – transforming algorithmic interpretation into tangible results. The prints are distributed to visitors free of charge.

Through this deliberately literal system of observation, digestion and output, Beeple delivers a pointed commentary on how contemporary perception is shaped by algorithms and technology platforms. As the artist himself says: ‘Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk own algorithms that control what we see and decide how we perceive the world. And if they want to bring about change, they don't have to lobby the UN or go before Congress – they just make a redesign.’

‘Regular Animals’ examines how meaning, authorship and cultural value are increasingly mediated by invisible technological infrastructures. The work was first shown at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 and can now be seen at the Neue Nationalgalerie as part of Gallery Weekend Berlin, where it is embedded in an institutional context.

Beeple (born Mike Winkelmann, 1981) is an American artist known for his long-running project ‘Everydays,’ in which he has created and published a new digital artwork every day since 2007. His works combine 3D modelling, animation and satire to reflect on contemporary culture, technology, politics and consumerism. Beeple gained international recognition by bringing digital art into the mainstream art market, most notably with the record-breaking NFT sale of ‘Everydays: The First 5000 Days’ in 2021, a digital collage that sold at Christie's for £69 million. With ‘Regular Animals,’ Beeple expands his longstanding engagement with technology, culture, and satire—this time in a physical-digital hybrid installation.

Accompanying ‘Regular Animals’ is Nam June Paik's ‘Andy Warhol Robot’ (1994), which provides a historical counterpoint to Beeple's work. Paik, one of the earliest pioneers of video and media art, assembled the humanoid robot figure from television sets, film cameras and tape reels, integrating moving images of Warhol's works into its body. Both artists refer to Andy Warhol as a central reference figure, as he embodied the connection between art, mass media, celebrity culture and serial reproduction like no other – a frame of reference through which Nam June Paik and Beeple each explore how technological systems shape authorship, image production and cultural power in their respective eras. While Paik transformed mass media into sculptural form, Beeple extends this legacy into the age of AI, algorithms and decentralised networks – highlighting the continuity of artistic engagement with technology and mass media.


The exhibition in the lower foyer of the Neue Nationalgalerie is free of charge.

‘Beeple. Regular Animals’ is curated by Lisa Botti, curator at the Neue Nationalgalerie.


Artist talk
Beeple in conversation with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and Lisa Botti
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 6 p.m.

The free talk on the evening of the exhibition opening will shed light on Beeple's artistic practice, from his long-standing digital project ‘Everydays’ to his performative installation ‘Regular Animals’, and will also raise fundamental questions about technology, artificial intelligence, media and contemporary culture. It offers insights into his creative process, the role of algorithms in shaping perception, and the intersections of art, satire, and socio-political commentary in the digital age.
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev is a curator and art historian and was the long-time director of the Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea in Turin. She gained international recognition for her artistic direction of documenta 13 (2012), among other things. Her early interest in Beeple's work played a central role in bridging the gap between blockchain-based art and established institutions of contemporary art, and in placing his practice in broader art-historical and socio-political contexts. At Castello di Rivoli, Christov-Bakargiev was responsible for the acquisition of a work by Beeple for the museum's permanent collection, thus setting one of the first significant institutional precedents for the recognition of an NFT-based artwork. Beyond this acquisition, Christov-Bakargiev and Beeple engaged in public conversations about digital culture, technology, and the changing conditions of artistic production, contributing to the critical integration of blockchain-based art into institutional art discourse.

Lisa Botti has been a curator at the Neue Nationalgalerie since 2024 and previously worked as an assistant curator alongside director Klaus Biesenbach. Before moving to Berlin, Lisa Botti worked at the Biennale of Sydney from 2019 to 2021 and at Chan + Hori Contemporary in Singapore from 2017 to 2019. At the Neue Nationalgalerie, she has been instrumental in several internationally acclaimed exhibitions, including ‘Isa Genzken. 75/75’ (2023), ‘Andy Warhol. Velvet Rage and Beauty’ (2024), "Nan Goldin. This Will Not End Well‘ (2024–2025) and the Maurizio Cattelan exhibition in autumn 2026. She also contributed to the further development of the Neue Nationalgalerie's performance programme, including the annual ’PERFORM!" festival during Berlin Art Week.


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