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Overview"In MAINTENANT 18, contemporary dada writers and artists from around the world redistribute a wealth of new ideas, to shape public opinion using the theme of PLUTOCRAZY. ""Timely and relevant."" -Tribe LA Magazine. ""Proof that dada is not dead."" -MADJAN Magazine (Serbia) Creativity is the currency here and the amount has no limit. In nearly 250 pages of full color art and incisive writing, MAINTENANT 18 separates Merch and State by forging a non-monetary vision which exposes strategies to achieve socio-political and economic equality and serves against the military-industrialist complex linking warfare with capitalism, shining a light through every crack for ""we the people."" Features the work of artist and writers from around the world, including cover art by Molly Crabapple. A fascinating collection of contemporary dada art and writing from around the world that proves dada continues to be a pertinent artistic response to the madness of modern society. As author Richard Loranger (Mammal) notes: ""Three Rooms Press, which has been producing Maintenant since 2008, calls this a journal, but it's more like a series of pageants, or more to the point, anti-pageants, glorious protest parades that fill the streets with punk and jazz and graffiti and wry ire, pausing before the grandstand only to burn flags, fling mirrors, and enact human realness. And what better time for it!"" 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, Exene Cervenka, Alice Bag, Mike Watt, Bibbe Hanson and more. Complete list of contributors to Maintenant 18: Marina Sol, J. R. Solonche, Orchid Spangiafora, Marilyn Stablein, Gerd Stern, Eva Helene Stern***, Richard Stone, W. K. Stratton, Belinda Subraman, Neal Skooter Taylor, Fred Tomaselli, Zev Torres, John J. Trause, Uzomah Ugwu, Miss Unity, Nico Vassilakis, Jimmy Vega, Bart Verburg, Maggs Vibo, Benito Villa, Lynnea Villanova, Voxx Voltair, Barranca Vos, Matina Voussou, Silvia Wagensberg, Anne Waldman, George Wallace, Scott Wannberg, Carl Watson, Mike Watt, Poul Weile, Ingrid Wendt, Michael Whalen, Ben White, Allison Whittenberg, A. D. Winans, Francine Witte, Yaryan, Lorene Zarou-Zouzounis, Larry Zdeb, Elzbieta Zdunek, Nina Zivancevic, Joanie HF Zosike" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Carlaftes , Kat GeorgesPublisher: Three Rooms Press Imprint: Three Rooms Press ISBN: 9781953103482ISBN 10: 1953103480 Pages: 254 Publication Date: 22 July 2024 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available ![]() This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"“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 InformationPeter 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. He lives in Manhattan. 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. 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). She lives in Manhattan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |