"FUNAMBULIST
IV (stretch)"
2008, granite / pigmented and sealed steel, 13"h x20"w
x6"d
private collection
Pronunciation: fu·nam·bu·list
\-list\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin funambulus ropewalker, from funis rope + ambulare to
walk
Date: 1824
1 : tightrope walking
2 : a show especially of mental agility
Philippe Petit
is a French funambulist who gained fame for his high-wire walk
between the Twin Towers
of the World Trade Center in New York City
on August 7, 1974.
shown here on side cabinet by Jonathan Sweet
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