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Vase by Juliana Wisdom
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Collections: WCCW five at The Huntington

Nov. 18, 2017–Feb. 12, 2018

The culmination of the second year of a five-year initiative called "/five," which this year is based on the theme of "collecting" and "collections," this focused exhibition features new work with related programming by seven artists who conducted research in The Huntington's collections.

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Orbit Pavilion

Oct. 29, 2016–Dec. 31, 2021

NASA's "Orbit Pavilion" is an outdoor installation where captivating sounds represent the movements of the International Space Station and 19 Earth Science satellites as they orbit above.

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A Five-Year Contemporary Art Initiative

Left: Carolina Caycedo at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Photo: Kate Lain. Right: Mario Ybarra Jr. at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Photo: Kate Lain.
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News Release - The Huntington Selects Vincent Price Art Museum for Contemporary Art Collaboration

Apr. 12, 2018

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it will partner with East Los Angeles College's Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM) for the third year of The Huntington's /five initiative, inviting noted Los Angeles artists Carolina Caycedo and Mario Ybarra Jr. to create new work

Orbit Pavilion
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Press Release - NASA’s Orbit Pavilion Sound Experience to be First Exhibition in New Collaborative Project at The Huntington

Jul. 8, 2016

NASA’s Orbit Pavilion sound experience is scheduled to land at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens for a four-month stay, inaugurating a new initiative at The Huntington focused on creative collaborations with other organizations.

The Three Graces and Marie Antoinette, a new porcelain and enamel vessel by Juliana Wisdom, sits atop a pedestal
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COLLECTION/S: WCCW/five at The Huntington

Nov. 13, 2017

For the better part of 2017, seven female-identified artists have been mining The Huntington's collections, bringing their own interests to bear upon the institution's holdings. On Nov. 18, when the exhibition "COLLECTION/S: WCCW/five at The Huntington" opens in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art

Detail of materials related to the Greek lyric poet Sappho in the Huntington Library collections
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Engaging with the Collections

Jun. 29, 2017

Earlier this week, The Huntington announced "COLLECTION/S: WCCW/five at The Huntington," an exhibition that will be on view in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art from Nov. 18, 2017, through Feb. 12, 2018. 

Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Robin Coste Lewis, Nina Katchadourian, Dana Johnson, and Rosten Woo. Photo: Kate Lain
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News Release - The Huntington and LA Arts Organization Clockshop Reunite for Contemporary Art Initiative

Jan. 24, 2019

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens named Los Angeles arts organization Clockshop as its partner for the fourth year of The Huntington's /five initiative.

Detail of illuminated manuscript
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Symbolism in Medieval Lists

Jan. 18, 2016

As a teenager, I thought it would be fun to collect lists, especially the kind that are known by their numbers: the 10 essentials for day hiking, which I learned as a Girl Scout, or the 12 ways that Wonder Bread helped build strong bodies

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Five Lessons Learned in the California Garden

Apr. 27, 2017

As you stroll through the Frances and Sidney Brody California Garden, you may find it hard to believe that, just a few years ago, the same space was used primarily as a walkway and parking lot.

Sunlit flowers of yellow and reddish-pink.
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Five Great Native Plants

Mar. 5, 2024

California natives add a regional flair to gardens and also support local wildlife; many birds and pollinators prefer native plants, and some depend exclusively on them. Native plants fit a variety of garden niches, from spectacular specimen trees to ground covers, vines, and colorful annuals.

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Press Release - The Huntington Selects Women’s Center for Creative Work for “Five” Collaboration

Feb. 9, 2017

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced today it will partner with the Los Angeles-based Women’s Center for Creative Work for the second year of its “Five” initiative. “Five” pairs The Huntington with five different organizations over five years, bringing contemporary artists to respond

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/five artists Soyoung Shin and Juliana Wisdom look to 18th-century French art at The Huntington as the foundation of their artworks. 

The Coast Live Oak in the Chinese Garden.
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Five Must-See Trees at The Huntington

May 9, 2023

The Huntington’s plant collections include roughly 800 tree species that range from iconic California natives to representatives of habitats from around the world. Here are five must-see trees to appreciate during your next visit to The Huntington.

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A multidisciplinary group of female artists, many of whom have non-traditional relationships to their fields, were invited to create art at The Huntington that question and probe the institution's collections and legacy.

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Close to 100 artists answered the Women's Center for Creative Work's (WCCW) call for proposals, seven of whom were chosen to conduct research at The Huntington and produce original work inspired by the collections.

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Artists Zya Levy, Sarita Dougherty, and Olivia Chumacero use The Huntington garden collections as the foundation of their works connecting flora and art.

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Artists Jheanelle Garriques and Kiki Loveday delve into the works of writer Elizabeth Montagu and Greek poet Sappho in The Huntington's Library collections as the inspiration behind their artworks for /five.

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Five artists create works based on The Huntington's collections investigating ideas of perfection using Thomas More's satirical work Utopia (1516).

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"Rituals of Labor and Engagement" showcases new works by LA artists Carolina Caycedo and Mario Ybarra Jr., which focus on bodies of color and forms of ritual.

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The culmination of the second year of a five-year initiative called /five, based on the theme of "collecting" and "collections," features new work with related programming by seven artists who conducted research in The Huntington's collections.

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NASA's "Orbit Pavilion" is an outdoor installation where captivating sounds represent the movements of the International Space Station and 19 Earth Science satellites as they orbit above.

Detail of Round About the Earth cover
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Around the World in Five Conferences

Apr. 2, 2013

When Joyce Chaplin attended a conference at The Huntington in January, she completed a rather remarkable journey that began with a visit here in November 2011. In a 14-month period, the Harvard historian presented papers at five Huntington conferences

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The Huntington chose WCCW, a nonprofit organization that cultivates feminist creative communities and practices, to explore the theme of collecting and collections for the second year of the /five collaboration.

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Press Release - Seven Artists to Interact with The Huntington's Collections in Exhibition and Public Programs This Fall

Jun. 26, 2017

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will present new work and related programming this fall by seven artists who conducted research in The Huntington’s collections during the second year of a five-year initiative called /five, which this year is based on the theme of “collecting” and “collections.”