Publisher's Synopsis
"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 Gaëlle Audic Liz Axelrod Mahnaz Badihian Amy Barone Vittore Baroni Amy Bassin Regina Lafay Bellamy John M. Bennett C. Mehrl Bennett Volodymyr Bilyk József Bìró 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 César Leanne Chabalko Sarah M. Chen Ross Cisneros Lynette Clennell Andrei Codrescu Chuck Connelly Roger Conover Anthony Cox Lars Crosby Tchello d'Barros Steve Dalachinsky Zoë Darling Allison Davis Holly Day Avelino de Araujo Quỳnh Iris de Prelle Laylah DeLautréamont 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 Joël 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 Pawel Kuczynski Anatoly Kudryavitsky Béné Kusendila David Lawton Serge Lecomte Jane LeCroy Patricia Leonard Linda Lerner Adam Li Alexander Limarev Laurinda Lind Goran Lišnjic 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 O'Meara Valery Oisteanu Ruth Oisteanu Marc Olmsted Suzi Kaplan Olmsted Jane Ormerod Yuko Otomo Csaba Pál 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
