Ukrainian-born Konstantin Bokov began his career as an accordion-player and sheep-herder. After seeing a Van Gogh painting in Moscow, however, the young Bokov decided to put down his instrument and staff in favour of a paint brush. After the ideologically unreliable artist was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1975, Bokov found residence in Washington Heights in New York City. Bokov canvasses and recycled pieces offer an image of New York that is both a scathing critique and a profession of love.