Colby Bird


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Unavoidable Blemishes, 2020, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY

Coxsackie Dynamics, 2020
Wood, light bulb, drywall screws, mineral spirits, wood stain, linseed oil, paint, leather, wiring, brass screws, brass pin, electric mixer, alabaster, wood filler, steel wire, plaster, caning
 36.5 x 18 x 24 inches (92.7 x 45.7 x 61 cm)

Fruit Piano, 2017-2020
 Fruit, wood, wood stain, linseed oil, brass ball catch, wiring, actuator, brass plumbers chain, copper bicentennial souvenir bell, the peace that Tracy hoped I’d find, aluminum, lead, clock radio, light bulb, dry wall screws, brass screws, brass knob, brass bell, wood glue
70.75 x 29.25 x 16 inches (179.7 x 74.3 x 40.6 cm)

Everyone is Always Late, 2017-2020
Wood, hinges, candle, wood stain, linseed oil, brass, fruit, plumbers chain, persecution complex, mineral spirits, brass pin, vintage hair dryer, music box, iron weight, paint, steel wire, dimmer
50.5 x 16 x 19 inches (128.3 x 40.6 x 48.3 cm)

Nooses Give and Gas Smells Awful, 2019, Nails, pleather, music box, steel, wood, lightbulbs, thread, copper, metal hinge, drywall screws, wood filler, listlessness, wood stain, Linseed oil, mineral spirits., 50.5 x 22 x 24 inches (128.3 x 55.9 x 61 cm)

 Studio Activations, Coxsackie, NY

Rose on Studio Floor, Coxsackie, NY, 2018
Photostatic print, wood, wood stain, fixative, linseed oil, acrylic, foam core, adhesive, pencil, drywall screws, paint, brass L brackets
48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

The Armory Show, 2018, New York, NY

The Armory Show, 2018, New York, NY

Mine Is Not to Reason Why Mine Is But to Do and Die, 2017, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY

Mine Is Not to Reason Why Mine Is But to Do and Die, 2017, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY

The Gods Heard Him Cry and Knew He Needed Protection From Some Horrible Fate, 2016, Halsey McKay Gallery, New York, NY

Hope Goes to the Man With the Foot of the Gallows, 2015, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX

Hope Goes to the Man With the Foot of the Gallows, 2015, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX

Chair, 2015, Untitled, Miami, FL

My Hair Is Wet and My Shoes are Tied, 2014, Grice Bench, Los Angeles, CA

Cat: Walk, Miami, FL, 2014
Photostatic Print, wood stain, wood, paint, hanging hardware, plexiglass, sintra
40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Set Down, 2014, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY

Set Down, 2014, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY

Set Down, 2014, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY

Clyde Glenn Burns, 2014, Fitzroy Gallery, New York, NY

Clyde Glenn Burns, 2014, Fitzroy Gallery, New York, NY

Positions, 2014, Art Basel, Miami, FL

Rose Shoulder, 2013, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY

Rose Shoulder, 2013, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY

House Lamps, 2012, University Galleries at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

The Anxiety of Photography, 2011, Aspen Art Mueum, Aspen, CO

Dust Breeds Contempt, 2011, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Houston, TX

Double Acting Hinge, 2012, Fitzroy Gallery, New York, NY

Knoll Sofa, 2010, Real Fine Arts, Brooklyn, NY

 

Colby Bird, 2009, CRG Gallery, New York, NY

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