Maintenant 19: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Maintenant 19: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art
By (Author) Peter Carlaftes
Edited by Kat Georges
Three Rooms Press
Three Rooms Press
22nd October 2025
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Non-graphic and electronic art forms
Other graphic or visual art forms
Typography and lettering
Urban arts
Physical Properties
Paperback
Description
The Maintenant series, established in 2008, explores themes of politics, humanity, philosophy, and current concerns from an antiwar, anarchic (and often eye-opening) perspective. Past issues include work by artists Mark Kostabi, Raymond Pettibon, Joel Hubaut, Heide Hatry, Avelino de Araujo, Pawel Kuczynski, Inas Al-Soqi, Giovanni Fontana, Nicole Eisenmann, Syporca Whandal, and Kazunori Murakami; past writers have included Gerard Malanga, Charles Plymell, Andrei Codrescu, Harry E. Northup, Malik Crumpler, Maw Shein Win, and more, with a strong contingent of artist-writers from the world of punk rock, including Thurston Moore, Mike Watt, Bibbe Hanson and more.
Reviews
Utilizing a myriad of styles and mediums, artists and writers draw us into a Dada world, the world we are living in, like nothing else...it will blow your mind. Home Planet News
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. . . Its 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 playwright. His books include the poetry collections Life in the Past Lane, Drunkyard Dog and I Fold With the Hand I Was Dealt; the play collections Triumph for Rent and Teatrophy, and the humor title A Year on Facebook. 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 international dada art and writing journal series, and The Faking of The President: 17 Stories of White House Noir. He is acquisitions editor and co-director of Three Rooms Press. He lives in New York City.
