Important early 1980's "East Village Scene" pop art/street art by Konstantin Bokov.
 
Konstantin Bokov
Title: Untitled-"Better Believe It"
Size: Approximately 16" x 20"
Collage on artist board of advertising
Date: 1985

This is a No Reserve Auction! The final bid is what it will sell for.

You are bidding on a rare and highly desirable pop art/street art collage by Konstantin Bokov. These collages are very rare. I believe he only did 20- 30 in the whole series. The collage consists of advertising that has been assembled in a Robert Rauschenberg / James Rosenquist -style social commentary on pop culture and consumerism.

This piece was done in 1985  - the apogee of the Reagan-era and 80's decadence.


Konstantin Bokov is a New York City based artist famous for his “street art” assembled from found urban objects. Bokov's roots are based in the 1970's Soviet Union where he was part of the underground “unofficial / non-conformist art” movement.

Bokov arrived in New York City in the late 1970's and quickly became part of the East Village scene which emerged in the early 1980's and included Jean Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf and other street artists.

The gallery which launched the East Village movement, Now Gallery, prominently exhibited Konstantin Bokov's art alongside his peers such as Basquiat and Keith Haring, in numerous shows in the early 1980's.

Konstantin Bokov's works are valued by collectors for their originality, humor, sophisticated composition, and imaginative use of found rubbish which is materialized into beauty.

Much of Bokov's art, has an underlying social commentary, on pop culture and politics.
Konstantin Bokov's originality ranks among the great urban street artists, such as Banksy, and Blek le Rat, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring. Today Bokov's work is is being rediscovered and appreciated by a new generation of savvy collectors who are snapping up his best work of the 80's and early 90's.

You only need to look at what has happened with prices for Banksy, Blek le Rat not to mention marginal poseurs such as Faile, Sheperd Fairey, and Kaws in recent years.

Street Art is emerging as a highly collectible area  with several blockbuster auctions at Bonham's in past few years.  Konstantin Bokov, is a seminal figure in this movement, and I believe his prices will soon reflect that value.

Consider that good Banksy's sell for $250,000...Faile $10,000....Haring $250,000.....Basquiat $2-5 million. Bokov: only $500-$2,000 ...for the moment.

I have been very fortunate to have acquired a large collection of Bokov's best work of the important 1980's and early 1990's, part of which I will be selectively offering on Ebay.

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to acquire important Bokov's for your collection at reasonable price before Bokov's work starts getting hyped up by the market.

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