Untitled (M*A*S*H)

Overview

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?

Cast

Stephanie Battle

Fierlei Baez

Julia Bennett

Rashida Bumbray

Andrianna Campbell-LaFleur

Aimee Meredith Cox

Latasha Diggs

Kendra Foster

Vanessa Agard-Jones

Autumn Knight