Philippe Petit: Man on Wire
Over 50 years ago the Twin Towers in New York became notorious for another reason. This daring tightrope walk has been called “the artistic crime of the century”.
Shortly after 8:00 am on the morning of 7 August 1974, the now-not-there Twin Towers in New York became the site of what has been called “the artistic crime of the century” when French high-wire artist Philippe Petit spent 45 unauthorised minutes walking and …
