The German Gymnasium
Pancras Road, NW1
020.7837.4292
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Catherine Yass, High Wire
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17 Sep 2008 – 26 Oct 2008
Tuesdays–Sundays (11am–7pm)
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Tube: King's Cross
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Artangel presents Catherine Yass' cinematic exploration of the physical dexterity and mental stamina of high-wire walker Didier Pasquette. Having captured Pasquette's vertiginous meanderings between the tower blocks of Glasgow's Red Road estate, Yass distills his aerial feats into a series of light boxes and a multiscreen video installation. Paying homage to this protégé of Twin Towers high-wire walker Philippe Petite, Yass focuses on the psychological strength needed to traverse a wire 90 metres above the ground and the immense open space that surrounds a lone walker. The show is appropriately housed in St Pancras' German Gymnasium — a lofty Victorian building that is said to be the first purpose-built gym in Britain.
