December 15, 2005 — December 24, 2005 76 Grand Street, New York Le Tigre's JD Samson launched her new calendar "JD's Lesbian Utopia" with a fantastic installation and photography exhibit in our 76 Grand Street space. Wrecked into the back wall of the gallery was a life-size rainbow RV, an evocation of the vehicle JD took across America for the production of this new catalog. Video and audio filled the space, along with collaborative works by Cass Bird, Lex Vaughn, Dusty Lombardo, and Sasha Anthome. This summer, JD collaborated with photographer Cass Bird on a follow up to their celebrated 2003 project, "JD's Lesbian Calendar", with a new calendar entitled, "JD's Lesbian Utopia". The project was photographed over 10 days while traveling with five lesbian friends in a rented RV, visiting gay and lesbian campgrounds and RV parks in the southern United States in search of a 'Lesbian Utopia.' As they traveled across countrysides and mountains in this 30-foot vehicle with a kitchenette, they feverishly documented every moment that met them: from tubing on the hazy rivers of Georgia women's land, to frolicking in the above-ground pool oasis of a Texas gay men's ranch. JD and friends took over 2000 photos and 26 hours of video tape of both the proprietors and visitors of these intentional spaces, and of themselves, who, by traveling together so closely, were creating their own Lesbian Utopia. Calendars are available for purchase at the front desk of the gallery, and can be ordered using an American Express card or by mailing a check for $25.00 to the following address: Deitch Projects 76 Grand St. New York, NY 10013 Select press URLhttp://www.nypress.com/19/4/listings/rock.cfm New York Press, Lesbian Tigress Shorn of Her Coat Select a project Live Through This: New York in the Year 2005