‭MUSEUM OF SEX DEBUTS‬‭

UTOPIA: THREE CENTURIES OF SEXUALITY‬‭ IN AMERICAN CULTS‬ AND COMMUNES

A LANDMARK EXHIBITION CURATED BY JODI WILLE‬

‭Curated by critically acclaimed filmmaker and publisher Jodi Wille, the exhibition reveals the radical‬ intimacy, artistry and reinvention within America’s utopian communities‬

NEW YORK, NY (September 2025) – Museum of Sex New York is proud to present Utopia: Three Centuries of Sexuality in American Cults and Communes, a groundbreaking exhibition curated by filmmaker, publisher and curator Jodi Wille. On view October 11, 2025, through April 12, 2026, the two-story exhibition is the first of its kind to trace three centuries of sexuality, relationships and identity within America’s utopian and alternative spiritual movements, and examine their influence on the larger culture.

Featuring over 20 historical intentional communities, the show brings together an unprecedented display of more than 300 artworks, photographs, films, records, printed matter, clothing and rare artifacts to explore how sexuality and communal life shaped alternative visions of society and influenced the media industry and culture. Utopia reframes the history of American spiritual subcultures through the lens of desire, intimacy and creative reinvention among the following communities, including: Shakers, Oneida Community, The Source Family, Church of All Worlds, Cockettes, Kerista Commune, Rajneesh/Osho, Unarius Academy of Science, House of David, Father Divine, The Farm.

“These communities were laboratories for rethinking nearly every aspect of life, including sexuality, spirituality, gender, family and art,” says curator Jodi Wille.

“Through their archives and creative expression, we witness their path toward meaning and their attempts to reimagine new ways of living and loving in America. I’m thrilled to bring this exhibition and their extraordinary histories to a wider audience at the Museum of Sex.”

Simultaneously scholarly and immersive, Utopia highlights how these collectives used art, sexuality and ritual to forge alternative models of intimacy and belonging–challenging mainstream norms and leaving a lasting imprint on American culture.