Snoop Dogg has become the subject of a series of artworks by artist Erica Kovitz, made from the roaches (remnants of joints) he smoked. Seven works on canvas, each signed by Snoop, were auctioned on the platform 32auctions through The Joint Venture, which Kovitz co-founded, fetching a total of $148,100. The top lot, 'Snoop Doggy Dogg Genesis Burn,' which incorporates his 1993 LAPD mugshot and marijuana ash, sold for $70,000.
The sale highlights the intersection of celebrity culture, cannabis, and the art market, demonstrating how pop icons can drive significant auction results for unconventional materials. It also taps into a longer art-historical tradition of cannabis imagery, from ancient Scythian bongs to Old Master paintings of smokers, suggesting that Kovitz's works may find a place in collections like the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Amsterdam.