Watch Now: Hugh Hayden in conversation with Kelly Baum in Los Angeles

8 December 2023

On the occasion of the opening of his solo exhibition 'Hughman' in Los Angeles, Hugh Hayden joined curator, Kelly Baum, Director of the Des Moines Art Center, for a conversation about his work.

Held on Saturday 18 November, the pair discussed his exhibition in Los Angeles, which presents a new series ambitious, site-specific installation that explores the prosthetics of power. Known for his examination of the American experience and symbolic investigation of everyday life using organic material, Hayden engages with recurring themes in his practice and provides deeper inquiry into topics of revelation, intimacy, desire, and sexuality.