Herron House Curates Immersive Art Experience at CDM Home Tour

This summer’s Corona del Mar Home Tour offered more than a glimpse into dream-worthy interiors—it invited guests into spaces where art and architecture coexisted in intentional dialogue. Herron House was thrilled to be invited to curate artwork for one of the tour’s most serene and soulful homes, layering the space with pieces that speak not only to the aesthetic, but to deeper themes of identity, memory, and transformation.

Kenny Nguyen

At the center of the home’s curation was a striking work by Vietnamese-American artist Kenny Nguyen, whose delicate yet powerful sculptural paintings are created by reworking silk—a material traditionally associated with his cultural heritage—into something entirely new.

In the entryway, Nguyen’s piece glows softly, drawing you in with its fluid, cascading forms. At first glance, there is a graceful movement in the way the silk folds and drapes in suspension. But as you move closer, you begin to feel the tension woven into the tight silk. All at once organic and highly constructed, Nguyen’s sculptural tapestry calls to mind the grand works of El Anatsui, both grounded in cultural background, but cognisant of contemporary styles and social consciousness.

“I aim to reconstruct the cultural and personal identity of silk by giving it a new purpose,” Nguyen explains. “My works serve as a metaphor for the beautiful and brutal transformation of finding balance and identity between two cultures.”

The piece feels especially resonant in a home filled with soft natural light, organic materials, and calming palettes. Nguyen’s work acts almost as a visual meditation—an offering of both presence and introspection as you enter the space. Given a focal point on the home’s freestanding wall, we wanted the piece to have the space to speak with clarity and strength. We are lucky to have known Kenny and worked with him since Herron House’s early days. 

Alex Maceda

Also featured in the home were paintings by Alex Maceda, a recent participant in the Herron House Artist Residency. During her time with us, Maceda developed a body of work inspired by the Graham Residence in Yucca Valley— our midcentury modern hideaway nestled in the High Desert.

With sensual curves and rich, earthy colors, Maceda explores human connection with the landscape. Understanding the body as just another manifestation of the earth, Maceda explores shading, movement, and touch as an aspect of depth.Through Maceda’s eyes, visitors can glimpse another landscape, another rhythm of life, translated into color and form. Her ability to transform place into feeling is one of the many reasons we were excited to showcase her work on the tour.

At Herron House, we believe curation is about more than what looks good on the wall—it’s about what belongs there. Our goal is always to work in conversation with the space, the people who live there, and the larger cultural narrative.

In this CDM home, Kenny Nguyen’s silk piece offered a poetic reflection on hybridity and personal transformation, while Alex Maceda’s works channeled a sense of landscape and memory from her time in the desert. Together, they created moments of pause and presence throughout the home—turning rooms into reflections and hallways into quiet invitations to feel. 

Having the opportunity to represent artists from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds allows for us to emphasize the value of identity with the works we share. We always encourage clients to learn about the artists whose works they acquire because personal connection and understanding of a work’s context is an appreciating asset. At Herron House, we believe that the art you invest in should have longevity and meaning past what is immediately visible. Artists like Kenny Nguyen and Alex Maceda with powerful stories and narratives in their art…