Published by Moderne Kunst Nürnberg. Preface by Gerald A. Matt. Text by Birgit Peter, Matthias Christen, Verena Konrad. Interview by Gerald A. Matt, Verena Konrad.The Circus as a Parallel Universe takes the circus as a metaphor for the art world--a platform for transgression against the existing world order. Artists brought forward to exemplify this perspective include Diane Arbus, Matthew Barney, Alexander Calder, Roni Horn, Bruce Nauman, Ulrike Ottinger, Marion Peck, Ugo Rondinone, Joe Scanlan and Cindy Sherman.