Maintenant 15: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art

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"A smorgasbord for those who are sick and tired of it." Seattle Book Review The 2021 edition of the premiere journal of contemporary dada writing and art considers humankind past and present with a collection of contemporary dada art and writing driven by the theme HUMANITY: THE REBOOT. More than 242 creators from 31 countries establish that social protest can be creatively achieved via risk-taking art. The premier journal gathering the work of internationally-renowned contemporary Dada artists and writers, MAINTENANT 15 offers compelling proof that Dada continue to serve as a catalyst to creators more than a century later.

The annual MAINTENANT series, established in 2008, gathers work of contemporary Dada artists and writers from around the world. The new issue features cover art by renowned Cuban American artist Edel Rodriguez, whose provocative work has been featured on the covers of TIME, The New Yorker, Der Spiegel, and more.

Past issues of MAINTENANT include work by artists Mark Kostabi, Walter Robinson, Raymond Pettibon, Nicole Eisenmann, Jean-Jacques Lebel, and Kazunori Murakami; writers include Gerard Malanga, Charles Plymell, Andrei Codrescu, and more, with a strong contingent of artist-writers from the world of punk rock.

MAINTENANT 15 contributors include: Derek Adams Alexey Adonin Jamika Ajalon Youssef Alaoui Linda J. Albertano Austin Alexis Joel Allegretti Santiago Amaya Elizabeth Ashe Galle Audic Liz Axelrod Mahnaz Badihian Amy Barone Vittore Baroni Amy Bassin Regina Lafay Bellamy John M. Bennett C. Mehrl Bennett Volodymyr Bilyk Jzsef Br Mark Blickley Karen Boissonneault-Gauthier Clemente Botelho John Bowman Jeff Boynton Gedley Belchior Braga Bob Branaman philipkevinbrehse Kathy Bruce Imanol Buisan Fork Burke Irene Caesar Billy Cancel Peter Carlaftes Virginia Carroll Mona Jean Cedar Robert Cenedella Mutes Csar Leanne Chabalko Sarah M. Chen Ross Cisneros Lynette Clennell Andrei Codrescu Chuck Connelly Roger Conover Anthony Cox Lars Crosby Tchello dBarros Steve Dalachinsky Zo Darling Allison Davis Holly Day Avelino de Araujo Qunh Iris de Prelle Laylah DeLautramont Bart Dewolf Peter Dizozza Sam Dodson Bruce Louis Dodson Carol Dorf Robert Duncan Jeff Farr Amoye Favour Rich Ferguson Kathleen Florence Gioivanni Fontana Texas Fontanella Robert C. Ford Kofi Fosu Forson Abigail A. Frankfurt Barbara Friedman Thomas Fucaloro Joanna Fuhrman Ignacio Galilea Sandra Gea Kat Georges Christian Georgescu Robert Gibbons Gordon Gilbert Mark Glista Benjamin Goluboff S. A. Griffin Fausto Grossi Meghan Grupposo Egon Guenther Genco Gulan Elancharan Gunasekaran John S. Hall Janet Hamill Bibbe Hansen David Hargreaves Nour Hassan Heide Hatry Aimee Herman Karen Hildebrand Jack Hirschman Mark Hoefer Lawrence Holzworth Mane Hovhannisyan Jol Hubaut Heikki Huotari Matthew Hupert Ayushi Jain Annaliese Jakimides Marta Janik Ruud Janssen Mathias Jansson Debra Jenks Jerry Johnson Boni Joi Milana Juventa Jerry Kamstra Allan Kausch Marina Kazakova Donna Joy Kerness Rose Knapp Doug Knott Ron Kolm Mark Kostabi Eleni Kourti Pawe Kuczyski Anatoly Kudryavitsky Bn Kusendila David Lawton Serge Lecomte Jane LeCroy Patricia Leonard Linda Lerner Adam Li Alexander Limarev Laurinda Lind Goran Linji Yvonne Litschel Richard Loranger Sarah Maino Jaan Malin Sophie Malleret Bibiana Padilla Maltos Giovanni Mangiante Mary Manspeaker Phil Marcade Fred Marchant Eliette Markhbein Sara Cahill Marron Malak Mattar Bronwyn Mauldin Ellyn Maybe John Mazzei Jesse McCloskey Philip Meersman R. S. Mengert Lawrence Miles Lois Kagan Mingus Charles Mingus III Richard Modiano Mike M. Mollett Thurston Moore Tim Murphy Alexander Nderitu Gerald Nicosia Anna OMeara Valery Oisteanu Ruth Oisteanu Marc Olmsted Suzi Kaplan Olmsted Jane Ormerod Yuko Otomo Csaba Pl Lisa Panepinto Gay Pasley John S. Paul Paulo Giorgia Pavlidou Ernst Perdriel Puma Perl Raymond Pettibon Alex Andy Phuong Charles Plymell Leslie Prosterman Lauren Purje Renaat Ramon Nicca Ray C. R. Resetarits Mado Reznik Wes Rickert Benjamin Robinson Bruce Robinson Aliah Rosenthal Alison Ross Bradley Rubenstein Mashaal Sajid Ralph Salisbury Martina Salisbury Aram Saroyan Phil Scalia Jack Seiei Silvio Severino Craig Shannon Susan Shup Bertholdus Sibum Denise Silk-Martelli Angela Sloan Valerie Sofranko Orchid Spangiafora Dd. Spungin Laurie Steelink Samantha Steiner J. J. Steinfeld Christine Sloan Stoddard Rich Stone W. K. Stratton Lucien Suel Neal Skooter Taylor Michael Thompson Fred Tomaselli Zev Torres John J. Trause Ann Firestone Ungar Yrik-Max Valentonis Luca Vallino Anoek van Praag Lynnea Villanova Barbara Vos Silvia Wagensberg Tom Walker George Wallace Scott Wannberg Mike Watt Jennifer Weigel Poul R. Weile Ingrid Wendt Syporca Whandal A Whittenberg Maw Shein Win Yaryan Gerald Yelle Logan K. Young Lorene Zarou-Zouzounis Larry Zdeb Leonard Zinovyev Nina Zivancevic Joanie HF Zosike

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"A compilation of leading Dada-influenced artists from around the world. --TRIBE LA Magazine
"Excellent examples of collage and montage techniques . . . Interesting visual poems." --Portland Book Review
Contemporary art and writing ranging from collages and acrylics to new digital art motifs and using computers to create art . . . As always it brings an interesting perspective." --Manhattan Book Review
"Though people expect Dada to be silly, and sometimes it is here, it is also often political and usually poignant. . . It's quite a smorgasbord for those who are sick and tired of it." --Seattle Book Review

Author Bio

PETER CARLAFTES is a New York City-based author, editor, publisher, and performer. He has written and staged twelve plays, and is the author of five books: A Year on Facebook (humor); Drunkyard Dog and I Fold With the Hand I Was Dealt (poetry); and Triumph for Rent (3 plays) and Teatrophy (3 More Plays). He is co-founder and acquisitions editor of Three Rooms Press (New York), for whom he has edited multiple anthologies including the Have a NYC: New York Short Stories series, the annual Maintenant Dada Art and Writing Journal and Mike Watt: On and Off Bass, a collection of photos and distilled tour diaries from the great punk rock bass player. As publisher, he has worked closely with the editors of several recent mystery/noir anthologies including Dark City Lights (edited by Lawrence Block), Crime Plus Music (edited by Jim Fusilli), Florida Happens (the 2018 Bouchercon anthology edited by Greg Herren), and The Obama Inheritance: 15 Stories of Conspiracy Noir (edited by Gary Phillips). The latter is a nominee for this years Anthony Award. KAT GEORGES is a New York City-based poet, playwright, performer, publisher, and graphic designer. She has written and staged twelve plays, and is the author of two books: Our Lady of the Hunger and Three Somebodies: Plays about Notorious Dissidents. Her poetry and prose work has appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, Have A NYC: New York Stories, Signs of Life: San Francisco Short Stories, and numerous regional and international journals and magazines. She published and edited the Orange County, California punk rock magazine The Eye and the San Francisco poetry journal The Fold, and has edited numerous anthologies including The Verdict Is In, a poetic response to the 1992 Los Angeles riots (Manic D Press, San Francisco, 1993), Along the Fault (Resident Alien Press, Los Angeles, 1990) and A Gathering of the Tribes, Issue 13 (A Gathering of the Tribes, New York, 2012). In New York since 2003, she has directed numerous Off-Broadway plays, produced more than 300 events, and performed widely. She is co-founder, editor, and artistic director of Three Rooms Press (New York), which has published a wide range of critically-acclaimed titles including this years Bouchercon anthology, Florida Happens (edited by Greg Herren) and the Anthony-nominated The Obama Inheritance: 15 Stories of Conspiracy Noir (edited by Gary Phillips). She lives in Greenwich Village.