Leigh’s video work Untitled (M*A*S*H) (2018) imagines a fictive order of black nurses operating on the front of the Korean War, a conflict that began between the United States and North Korea in 1950 and never officially ceased. Like M*A*S*H—the long-running American TV show (1972–83) it parodies—the work directs attention to the overlooked life in the staging grounds. Showcasing the agonizing choices faced by those who staff the tented encampments of war, it perhaps also serves as a reminder that our neighborhoods remain a warfront too. Using only artist’s tools, Leigh asks: How do we transform ourselves and others?
Simone Leigh
Director
Stephanie Battle
Fierlei Baez
Julia Bennett
Rashida Bumbray
Andrianna Campbell-LaFleur
Aimee Meredith Cox
Latasha Diggs
Kendra Foster
Vanessa Agard-Jones
Hounddog64%
Notorious69%
8 Mile71%
Battle of the Year67%
Clika80%
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films82%
Grace Unplugged60%
Honeydripper58%
Ghosts81%
A61%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Mo' Better Blues64%
Too Late Blues63%
All Eyez on Me67%
Let It Shine69%
Drumline69%
Thriller Night68%
Buck Privates67%
A Mighty Wind67%
The Rocker60%
