Who’s the Artist—Human or AI? Beeple Explains

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Algorithms don’t just shape what we see—they shape how we see.

Beeple on how “Regular Animals” came together—from autonomous robot dogs to AI-driven image-making—and why authorship, perception, and control are at the core of the work. On the occasion of Gallery Weekend Berlin, the Neue Nationalgalerie presents an interactive installation by the artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann). Through anthropomorphic figures of animals bearing the heads of globally recognizable personalities, Beeple creates a sociopolitical allegory of contemporary power structures. 

Beeple (born Mike Winkelmann, 1981) is an US-American artist known for his large-scale immersive installations and his long-running project Everydays, through which he has created and published a new digital artwork every day since 2007. His work combines 3D modelling, AI, animation, and satire to reflect on contemporary culture, technology, politics, and consumerism. Beeple gained international recognition for bringing digital art into the art market, most notably with the record-breaking NFT sale of Everydays: The First 5000 Days, a landmark digital collage sold at Christie’s in 2021 for $69 million. His practice explores the intersection of art, media, and new technologies, challenging traditional boundaries of authorship and exhibition. With Regular Animals, Beeple extends his long-standing engagement with technology, culture, and satire—this time in a physical–digital hybrid installation.

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