  Let $X$ be a singular Hermitian complex space of pure dimension $n$. We use a
resolution of singularities to give a smooth representation of the
$L^2$-$\overline\partial$-cohomology of $(n,q)$-forms on $X$. The central tool
is an $L^2$-resolution for the Grauert-Riemenschneider canonical sheaf
$\mathcal{K}_X$. As an application, we obtain a Grauert-Riemenschneider-type
vanishing theorem for forms with values in almost positive line bundles. If $X$
is a Gorenstein space with canonical singularities, then we get also an
$L^2$-representation of the flabby cohomology of the structure sheaf
$\mathcal{O}_X$. To understand also the $L^2$-$\overline\partial$-cohomology of
$(0,q)$-forms on $X$, we introduce a new kind of canonical sheaf, namely the
canonical sheaf of square-integrable holomorphic $n$-forms with some
(Dirichlet) boundary condition at the singular set of $X$. If $X$ has only
isolated singularities, then we use an $L^2$-resolution for that sheaf and a
resolution of singularities to give a smooth representation of the
$L^2$-$\overline\partial$-cohomology of $(0,q)$-forms.

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