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Today, we explore Beeple’s latest $100,000 pooping art shenanigans.
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The Big Sip
The take: Beeple made art about billionaires controlling what we see. Billionaires bought it before the public got through the door.
What happened: At Art Basel Miami Beach last week, digital artist Beeple unveiled "Regular Animals"—robotic dogs fitted with hyper-realistic silicone heads of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, and Pablo Picasso, roaming a pen and defecating AI-generated photographs.
Why it matters: Every $100,000 edition sold out during Wednesday's VIP preview. The people who control the algorithms bought the art critiquing algorithmic control. Then they framed the certificate that says "100% pure GMO-free, organic dogshit."
What to watch: Sotheby's and Christie's both expanded digital art departments in 2024. If "Regular Animals" resells above the edition price within six months.
The robots have a three-year lifespan. The collectors paid six figures for planned obsolescence. The decay is a feature.
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