Robert Boyd's sculptures address societal constructs of identity versus individual constructs of desire and homosexuality.

His piece, entitled Cofradia (Spanish for brotherhood), is made of thirty-one suspended silver and white conical caps. Derived from the corozas placed upon the heads of the accused during the Spanish Inquisition, the caps were shortly thereafter transformed into ritualistic costumes adorning the flagellants during the procession of Holy Week. They have come down to us in history as dunce caps and more recently as part of the uniforms of Klansmen.

Boyd uses this conflated history to reflect upon the spectacle of desire and the underlying homoeroticism of initiates into all-male groups.

Boyd also exhibited Tumult, a writhing phallic landscape cast in aluminum, and Cage, a large steel bird cage containing fragile blown glass drops filled with water, suspended over a mirror pool. This image is derived from 17th century portrait painting, in which a cage with an open door symbolizes the death of the person portrayed.

Robert Boyd studied at Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, and Cooper Union For the Advancement of Science And Art, NYC. He has exhibited his work at Artists Space and Black and Herron Space, NYC. Following his exhibition at Momenta, Boyd has exhibited at Cristinerose Gallery, NYC, and Elga Wimmer Gallery, NYC. He has also curated several exhibitions, including Contact at Jack Tilton Gallery, NYC.