Alexander Roitburd is one of the most extravagant and exceptional contemporary artists of Ukraine. He is widely known for his paintings, installations, videos and performances.Roitburd has greatly contributed to establishing post-Soviet contemporary art trends in Odessa, Kiev and Moscow. The artist was one of the initiators of Ukrainian trans-avant-garde in the 1980s.On June 26, 2009, a painting by Alexander Roitburd "Goodbye Caravaggio" (2008) was sold at Phillips de Pury & Co. in London for £58,850.00. This is the record price paid for an artwork by contemporary Ukrainian artist at auction.Nowadays, Alexander Roitburd's art is represented by such major museums as Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), The State Tretyakov Gallery, Zimmerli Art Museum, Duke University Museum of Arts, The State Museum of Contemporary Art "Tsaritsyno", etc.