"Daily NewsletterCrypto art rears its head again at Art Basel Miami Beach and Pantone's color of the year draws backlash. - 3 min read Beeple's "Regular Animals" (2025) (photo Valentina Di Liscia/ Hyperallergic) Today in douchy crypto-bro art, a Beeple sensation at Art Basel Miami Beach features anthropomorphic robodogs with the faces of powerful men, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, and the artist himself, born Mike Winkelmann."
"Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia, who had the misfortune of witnessing the spectacle, calls out the real purpose of this installation and others at the fair, which is to "advance crypto wealth by making you, the viewer, an active participant in the ploy." I thought we got rid of NFTs and the scam artists who made them. And yet they're rearing their heads again."
Crypto art resurged at Art Basel Miami Beach through Beeple's Regular Animals installation featuring anthropomorphic robodogs bearing faces of powerful men, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, and the artist Mike Winkelmann. The installation functions as a spectacle that positions viewers as participants in crypto-driven wealth accumulation. Critics characterize the display as a continuation of NFT-era commodification and a return of previously denounced scam artists. Simultaneously, Pantone's color of the year provoked backlash. Other voices highlight curatorial pressures and call for urgent institutional and political engagement from curators, urging immediate action and solidarity.
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