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

Chromogenic print depicting various album covers from 1968-1969.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), An Ear to the Sounds of Our History (‘68), 2011. Chromogenic print. Collection of the artist; courtesy Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Image depicting several album covers from the 1960s and 1970s.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), An Ear to the Sounds of Our History (A Time to Keep), 2011. Collection of the artist; courtesy Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Image depicting a collage of album covers from albums that were produced in reflection of issues present in the media.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), An Ear to the Sounds of Our History (News), 2011. Collection of the artist; courtesy Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Image depicting a collage of album covers that feature revolutionary women of our time.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), An Ear to the Sounds of Our History (The Women Rose), 2011. Collection of the artist; courtesy Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Image depicting several album covers dedicated to protest, revolution and social movements.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), An Ear to the Sounds of Our History (Longest Day), 2011. Collection of the artist; courtesy Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Still image that depicts a person getting a pie thrown in their face.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Not Yet Titled, 2012. Video and overhead projection; color, silent. Collection of the artist; courtesy Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin. Image courtesy Oddball Film + Video/Jenni Olson Queer Archives

Image of yellow banner with the word "beyond" written over a rainbow graphic. The banner leans against a brick wall with graffiti on it.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Beyond, 2012. Research/production still. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin. Photograph by Sharon Hayes

Image of yellow banner with the word "beyond" written over a rainbow graphic. The banner leans against a broken-down purple wall with graffiti on it.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Beyond, 2012. Research/production still. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin. Photograph by Sharon Hayes

Image of yellow banner with the word "beyond" written over a rainbow graphic. The banner leans against a fence with tall trees in the background.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Beyond, 2012. Research/production still. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin. Photograph by Sharon Hayes

Photograph of a crowd surrounding a person with a microphone with Radio City Music Hall in the background.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Everything Else Has Failed! Don’t You Think It’s Time For Love?, 2007. Documentation of performance at United Bank of Switzerland, New York, NY. Photograph by Andrea Geyer. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Photograph of a person with a microphone speaking on a busy sidewalk in New York City.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Everything Else Has Failed! Don’t You Think It’s Time For Love?, 2007. Documentation of performance at United Bank of Switzerland, New York, NY. Photograph by Andrea Geyer. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Person with a microphone speaking on a crowded sidewalk in New York City.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Everything Else Has Failed! Don’t You Think It’s Time For Love?, 2007. Documentation of performance at United Bank of Switzerland, New York, NY. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Everything Else Has Failed! Don’t You Think It’s Time For Love?, 2007. Documentation of performance at United Bank of Switzerland, New York, NY. Photograph by Andrea Geyer. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), I March In The Parade Of Liberty, But As Long As I Love You I’m Not Free, 2008. Performance still, the New Museum, New York, NY, December 1–January 27, 2008. Photograph by Kristine Woods. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), I March In The Parade Of Liberty, But As Long As I Love You I’m Not Free, 2008. Performance still, the New Museum, New York, NY, December 1–January 27, 2008. Photograph by Andrea Geyer. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), I March In The Parade Of Liberty, But As Long As I Love You I’m Not Free, 2008. Performance still, the New Museum, New York, NY, December 1–January 27, 2008. Photograph by Andrea Geyer. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), I March In The Parade Of Liberty, But As Long As I Love You I’m Not Free, 2008. Installation view at the New Museum, New York, 2008. Photograph by Collier Schorr. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), I March In The Parade Of Liberty, But As Long As I Love You I’m Not Free, 2008. Installation view at the New Museum, New York, 2008. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), I March In The Parade Of Liberty, But As Long As I Love You I’m Not Free, 2008. Installation view at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) Screeds #13, 16, 20 & 29, 2003. Installation detail. 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

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970) and Andrea Geyer, Stage-Set, 2012. Installation view. Photograph by Andrea Geyer. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Two people against dark blue background.

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), still from We Knew We Would Go To Jail, 2003. Two-channel video installation, color, sound; 10 minutes. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), still from We Knew We Would Go To Jail, 2003. Two-channel video installation, color, sound; 10 minutes. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), still from We Knew We Would Go To Jail, 2003. Two-channel video installation, color, sound; 10 minutes. Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), YARD (Sign), 1961/2009. Multiple signs. Installation view, Marble Cemetery, 2009. Photograph courtesy Hauser & Wirth Gallery

Sharon Hayes (b. 1970), YARD (Sign), 1961/2009. Multiple signs. Installation view, Marble Cemetery, 2009. Photograph courtesy Hauser & Wirth Gallery

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

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

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Sharon Hayes 1 work in the collection, 4 exhibitions

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