Maintenant 19: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art - by Peter Carlaftes & Kat Georges (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"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. . . It's quite a smorgasbord for those who are sick and tired of it." ―Seattle Book Review

About the Author

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.