{"product_id":"maintenant-17-a-journal-of-contemporary-dada-writing-and-art-9781953103352","title":"Maintenant 17: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a war ends provisionally, the agreement is called a ceasefire. But when peace ends, there is only war. War and peace are co-dependent. Perhaps it is now time for a \"Peacefire.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eMaintenant 17: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art\u003c\/b\u003e, nearly 250 artists from more than 40 countries explore the concept of the end of both war and peace, exploring provocative outsider ideas as dada has done since its inception. With searing cover art by \u003cb\u003eUta Kaxniashvili\u003c\/b\u003e, this issue of the renowned journal elaborates on dada's original premise as an antiwar movement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritics have praised the series since its inception. \u003ci\u003eSeattle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e calls \u003ci\u003eMaintenant\u003c\/i\u003e, \"A smorgasbord for those who are sick and tired of it.\" \u003ci\u003eTribe LA\u003c\/i\u003e dubs the journal, \"A compilation of leading Dada-influenced artists from around the world that is timely and relevant.\" Serbia's \u003ci\u003eMadjan Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e proclaims that the Maintenant series proves \"Dada is not dead.\" The \u003ci\u003eMaintenant\u003c\/i\u003e series is archived in leading institutions worldwide, including Museum of Modern Art New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Three Rooms Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953103352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Peter Carlaftes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42875216232629,"sku":"9781953103352","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2d07548e-69fb-479b-9993-804f0f44400b.jpg?v=1684815075","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/maintenant-17-a-journal-of-contemporary-dada-writing-and-art-9781953103352","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}