Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you

June 21–Sept 9, 2012

A woman with short hair staring directly at the camera.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970) is a New York–based artist who uses photography, film, video, sound, and performance to examine the nexus between politics, history, speech, and desire. This exhibition brings together existing pieces and newly commissioned works, all of which articulate forms of what Hayes calls “speech acts.” The works are presented within an environment designed by Hayes for the Whitney’s third floor galleries, in collaboration with artist Andrea Geyer.

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Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins.
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins
Installation view of Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 21–September 9, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins

In the News

"Promising, stimulating"
—The New York Times

"In this tour-de-force solo show, the artist is equal parts activist, diarist, and journalist"
—Artinfo