Philippe Petit’s Poetic (and Illegal) Walk Between the Twin Towers
The high-wire artist, who made his début atop the towers of Notre-Dame, has scaled up to taller skyscrapers, including the World Trade Center. Gwen Kinkead reports.
Gwen Kinkead on Philippe Petit's poetic (and illegal) walk between the Twin Towers: the wire walker as artist, crime as performance.