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Episode page and full transcript: lerandom.art/episodes/beeple-robot-dogs-and-ar…
In this very special episode, host Peter Bauman (Monk Antony, Le Random's editor in chief) speaks with artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann (lerandom.art/subjects/mike-winkelmann-beeple)) about a busy year of institutional shows, studio experiments, and what it means for digital art to edge closer to the canon.
The artist traces how works like Human One (lerandom.art/subjects/human-one), Diffuse Control (lerandom.art/subjects/diffuse-control), and Transient Bloom at institutions like LACMA (lerandom.art/subjects/lacma), The Shed (lerandom.art/subjects/the-shed), Mori Art Museum (lerandom.art/subjects/mori-art-museum) and Toledo Museum of Art have shifted his sense of digital art’s inevitability. They also discuss why he thinks IRL encounters with screens, robots and installations are “higher fidelity” than years of online discourse. They then cover how his Charleston studio has become a public lab by hosting CryptoPunks (lerandom.art/subjects/cryptopunks) nights, video game tournaments, and a Synthetic Theater event.
The second part of the conversation mostly covers REGULAR ANIMALS (lerandom.art/subjects/regular-animals), Beeple's robotic, AI-mediated dog pack for Art Basel (lerandom.art/subjects/art-basel)’s new Zero 10 (lerandom.art/subjects/zero-10) digital section. They look at the work as a prototype for long-form generative systems that sense and interpret the world in real time, plus much more!
A written version of the conversation now available on our Editorials: lerandom.art/editorial/beeple-on-robot-dogs-as…
Also in this episode: Andy Warhol (lerandom.art/subjects/andy-warhol), Pablo Picasso (lerandom.art/subjects/pablo-picasso), Mark Zuckerberg (lerandom.art/subjects/mark-zuckerberg), Elon Musk (lerandom.art/subjects/elon-musk), Art Basel Miami Beach (lerandom.art/subjects/art-basel-miami-beach), Donald Trump (lerandom.art/subjects/donald-trump), Mat Dryhurst (lerandom.art/subjects/mat-dryhurst)
Read next: Zero 10 Part 1: Beeple Casts a Spell (lerandom.art/editorial/zero-10-part-1-beeple-c…), Beeple on Robot Dogs as Canvas (lerandom.art/editorial/beeple-on-robot-dogs-as…), Beeple on Infinite Creation Machines (lerandom.art/editorial/beeple-on-infinite-crea…)
Listen next: Ep. 38, 2025 Art in Review with thefunnyguys, Conrad House & Peter Bauman (lerandom.art/episodes/2025-art-in-review-with-…), Ep. 36, Stephanie Dinkins—AI, Memory & Survival with Peter Bauman (lerandom.art/episodes/stephanie-dinkins-ai-mem…)
On the Living Timeline: Everydays: The First 5000 Days by Beeple (2021) (timeline.lerandom.art/m/everydays-the-first-50…), Beeple’s Studio Shows (2025) (timeline.lerandom.art/m/beeples-studio-shows), Zero 10 Debuts at Art Basel Miami Beach (2025) (timeline.lerandom.art/m/zero-10-debuts-at-art-…)
Chapters 📖:
Introduction
What changed in Beeple's big year?
Why embrace digital as its own medium?
Why open the studio to the public?
Why is IRL higher fidelity?
Market vibes or institutional progress?
How was the Art Basel show conceived?
Can new systems rethink generative art?
Why run the studio like a gallery?
Can robots be living sculptures?
Are technologists artists and curators?
Why aren't we prepared for the future?
What's the nuance of AI in artworks?
Where's human intention in AI work?
