Mario Klingemann (born 1970 in Laatzen, Lower Saxony[1]) is a German artist best known for his work involving neural networks, code, and algorithms.

[3][4][5] His works examine creativity, culture, and perception through machine learning and artificial intelligence, and have appeared at the Ars Electronica Festival, the Museum of Modern Art New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, the Photographers’ Gallery London, the Centre Pompidou Paris, and the British Library.

[6] Today he lives in Munich, where, in addition to his art under the name "Dog & Pony", he still runs a creative free space between gallery and Wunderkammer with the paper artist Alexandra Lukaschewitz.

[10] In 2020, Mario Klingemann won an Honorary Mention in the Prix Ars Electronica with his AI installation Appropriate Response.

[11][12] In 2023, with the support of ONKAOS, Klingemann presented A.I.C.C.A., a performative sculpture in the form of a dog capable[13] of elaborating art critiques thanks to AI programming.