Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you
June 21–Sept 9, 2012
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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Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Spoken Word DJ, performed at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, in conjunction with Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance. July 24, 2010. Photograph by Enid Alvarez/The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin


Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Spoken Word DJ, performed at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, in conjunction with Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance. July 24, 2010. Photograph by Enid Alvarez/The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin


Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Spoken Word DJ, performed at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, in conjunction with Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance. July 24, 2010. Photograph by Enid Alvarez/The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

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