For Immediate Release · 2025
Ken Kelleher’s Willy & Winky Enter the George Pérez Collection at Highley House, Miami
Two character-driven sculptures from the artist’s Luminal Pop practice are installed within a private cultural residence in Wynwood.
Wynwood, Miami
MIAMI — Internationally recognized sculptor Ken Kelleher, also known as Anchorball, has installed Willy and Winky at Highley House in Wynwood, a private cultural residence assembled by one of the most influential arts patrons in the United States. Positioned in the building’s courtyard and skylounge, the two works operate at architectural scale, embedding character-driven form directly into the fabric of the residence.
The sculptures belong to Kelleher’s Luminal Pop practice, in which recurring characters from the world of Low Orbit City are realized as autonomous sculptural forms rather than enlarged graphics. Willy, a camouflage-patterned figure, and Winky, a rainbow-striped companion, are conceived to be experienced in the round — legible from a distance and rewarding at close range.
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A private collection is one of the most meaningful places a character can live. At Highley House, Willy and Winky aren’t decoration — they’re residents. They give the architecture a personality and a sense of play that people remember long after they leave.— Ken Kelleher (aka Anchorball)
For collectors and institutions, the placement demonstrates how character-led contemporary sculpture can anchor a serious collection, holding its own alongside significant works while carrying an immediacy that connects instantly with visitors.
The Highley House installation continues Kelleher’s expansion of Luminal Pop into major private and cultural environments, where his characters function as both collectible works and defining architectural presences.
