Justin Timberlake‘s recent DUI arrest resulted in a lot of memes. Now the singer’s mugshot has been been transformed into a work of art by artist Godfrey Lohman.
Titled “Tuesday Night Out Featuring Justin Timberlake,” the piece is on display at the Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor, NY and has apparently received a lot of interest.
“My reaction was, ‘Oh my God! That’s great! It’s just great!’” gallery owner Romany Kramoris told Page Six of seeing Lohman’s piece for the first time when he brought it in. She added that “a lot of people are coming back” after spotting it in the window. So far the gallery has sold “two or three” of the works, which are priced at $520.
Gallery employee Leslie Raff added that, “[Timberlake’s mugshot] is our most contemporary piece! It’s au courant.”
The gallery is located in the same village where Timberlake was out drinking the night he was arrested. He was stopped on suspicion of driving in an “intoxicated condition” after he allegedly failed to stop at a posted stop sign at the intersection of Madison Street and Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor. The singer was arraigned on a single misdemeanor charge of DWI hours later and released on his own recognizance.
“His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests,” the one-page filing by prosecutors based on the sworn statements of Sag Harbor Police Officer Michael D. Arkinson read.
“I had one martini and I followed my friends home,” Timberlake allegedly told police, according to a line in the criminal complaint that was redacted before the filing was released to the public. He appeared in court along with a lawyer and two other individuals in June following the arrest. His next court date is a virtual appearance in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court scheduled for July 26.
Timberlake is in the middle of a lengthy North American tour in support of his latest album, Everything I Thought It Was. At a recent gig in Chicago, Timberlake alluded to the arrest while speaking to the crowd between songs. “We’ve been together through ups and downs, lefts and rights,” he said. “It’s been a tough week, but you’re here, and I’m here.”
