MILLENNIUM CELEBRATION:
POSTCARDS FROM
THE GLOBAL
VILLAGE
The corner of Tucker and Washington in downtown St. Louis
became a new media version of Times Square in a large-scale indoor/
outdoor event where St. Louisans greeted the Millennium with
revelers from around the world. "Postcards from the Global
Village" featured digital artists who combined web-cam images
from Berlin, Jerusalem and South Africa with archival footage
from St. Louis, as well as live footage from a New Year's Eve
party. This stew of images, including ponderous and playful millennium
texts, were mixed and projected. They were simultaneously displayed
at the New Years Eve party and projected on the side of a building
at the corner of Tucker and Washington. "Postcards from
the Global Village" was a collaborative sponsorship of MediaARTS,
Metropolis St. Louis, and the St. Louis City Information Network.
