JUGGLER 07 (le funambule)
2007,  granite / pigmented and sealed steel, 14"h x30"w x4"d

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Etymology: Latin funambulus ropewalker, from funis rope + ambulare to walk

Listen to the pronunciation of funambulist
Function: noun
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.    

                                                       

 

 

 

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