MISSING: When East Village Artists Came to Main Street
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MISSING: When East Village Artists Came to Main Street

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The Hite Institute of Art + Design is pleased to present MISSING: When East Village Artists Came to Main Street, an exhibition that returns to December 1985 when five New York artists traveled to Louisville to stage an unlikely show in a vacant building at 600 East Main Street.  

Mounted as a fundraiser for Kentucky’s Child Victims’ Trust Fund, the 1985 Missing Children Show featured new work by David Wojnarowicz, Judy Glantzman, Rich Colicchio, Kiely Jenkins, and Futura 2000. Dubbed “the new irascibles,” this group of artists defined New York’s new East Village avant-garde scene with a mix of graffiti, painterly expressionism, social commentary, and impassioned advocacy.  

MISSING brings these artists back to Louisville’s Main Street for an exhibition of 1980s art alongside photographs and ephemera from the historic Missing Children Show. This exhibit is made possible with generous support from the John Burton Harter Foundation and The David Wojnarowicz Foundation. It is co-curated by Hite Professors Jennifer Sichel and Chris Reitz. 

On View through May 9, 2026 
Gallery Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The gallery is free and open to the public.

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Name: Jessica Oberdick
Phone Number: 5028524437
Email: jessica.oberdick@louisville.edu
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