Overview
- The installation, titled Regular Animals, features animatronic dogs that photograph visitors and expel printed images while a screen flashes “poop mode.”
- Hyperreal heads depict figures such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Beeple, with each robot generating visuals in a style linked to its persona.
- BAE Negocios reports all robot units were purchased during the fair’s opening hour, with separate coverage citing a price of about $100,000 per piece alongside certified editions.
- Beeple frames the project as a critique of algorithmic power and the conversion of attention into commodified content, prompting reactions that ranged from disgust to praise.
- Reporting notes a defined lifecycle in which images are recorded and stored on the blockchain for three years, after which the robots keep moving but no longer produce new visuals.