Yoshitomo Nara found himself in a NewYork City jail cell eating peanut butter sandwiches and milk theday before his February 28 opening at Marianne Boesky Gallery, reports Art in America.

Usually associated with his paintings and sculptures of doe-eyed figures, the Japanese artist had been caught tagging a graffiti portrait of two Japanese friends in the Union Square subway station.

Nara was optimistic about his two days in lockup, though, saying it was “a nice experience in my life,” and that the environment he found himself in was “like in the movies.” His show is running through March 28 at Boesky Gallery and he plans to return to New York City inSeptember 2010 for his retrospective at the Asia Society — and to steer clear of the law next time.