Articles
The Hygrothermograph
A hygrothermograph is a mechanical instrument that continuously records both relative humidity and ambient temperature on a single rotating 7-day chart. At Hess Persson Estates in Napa Valley, one sits quietly in The West Gallery of the Hess Art Museum. There, it helps protect a contemporary art collection that includes works by Francis Bacon, Andy […] Read More
Alan Rath – CLOCK 2
Walk through the Hess Art Collection and you will eventually stop in front of something that seems to watch you back. Clock II by Alan Rath is one of those works. It is part sculpture, part machine, and entirely alive in a way that is hard to describe until you are standing in front of […] Read More
Super Wall Flower by Alan Rath
Visitors to our gallery will see both familiar and new works by our dear friend and collection artist, Alan Rath. Sadly, Alan passed away on October 2020 in Oakland, CA. Anyone who met the San Francisco & Oakland-based artist quickly saw that he had a deep humility and light sense of humor; he expressed both […] Read More
Artist Spotlight – Andy Goldsworthy
Artist Spotlight: Andy Goldsworthy Born in Cheshire, England, British artist Andy Goldsworthy grew up in Yorkshire. For most of his career, he has worked outdoors in remote places around the world. There, he uses whatever materials he finds, such as twigs, leaves, stones, ice and thorns. As a result, most of his works are ephemeral. […] Read More
