Maintenant 20: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art
Peter Carlaftes editor Kat Georges editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Three Rooms Press
Publishing:14th Jul '26
£23.00
This title is due to be published on 14th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

“A smorgasbord for those who are sick and tired of it.” —Seattle Book Review
“Three Rooms Press doesn’t just preserve Dada—they evolve it . . . In an era dominated by algorithmic taste-making and cautious professionalism, Maintenant stands defiantly outside the gate, throwing ink at the walls and planting flags in dreams.” —Richard Modiano, author, The Forbidden Lunchbox
Politics has taken its turn to arrive at the worst and the creatures involved have become LOLiticians, their every move from either side laughable—that is, if you still believe in truth. In Maintenant 20: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art, we examine the concept of “Improperganda,” with 250 contributors from around the world exploring the idea that without truth, there’s no need for disapproval.
The Maintenant Dada 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 Hansen and more.
“A compilation of leading Dada-influenced artists from around the world; Timely and relevant.” —Tribe LA Magazine
“Proof that Dada is not dead.” —Madjan Magazine (Serbia)
“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 moving and thoughtful exploration of war and peace . . . of ways to think creatively about humanity’s penchant for destruction, and what it might take to bring about peace.” —Shona Reads Book Reviews
“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! Check it out.” —Richard Loranger, author, Mammal
“Three Rooms Press doesn’t just preserve Dada—they evolve it. They remind us that irreverence is a form of witness, that humor and horror are not opposites, and that chaos can be strangely clarifying. In an era dominated by algorithmic taste-making and cautious professionalism, Maintenant stands defiantly outside the gate, throwing ink at the walls and planting flags in dreams.” —Richard Modiano, author, The Forbidden Lunchbox
“Excellent examples of collage and montage techniques . . . Interesting visual poems.” —Portland Book Review
“The quality is excellent . . . deceptively light, offhand, baffling [that] can really be a life preserver.” —Catherine Rutgers, artist
“An interesting perspective.” —Manhattan Book Review
“A smorgasbord for those who are sick and tired of it.” —Seattle Book Review
ISBN: 9781953103741
Dimensions: 246mm x 167mm x 15mm
Weight: unknown
260 pages