{"product_id":"maintenant-20-peter-carlaftes-9781953103741","title":"Maintenant 20: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A smorgasbord for those who are sick and tired of it.\" \u003ci\u003e--Seattle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Three Rooms Press doesn't just preserve Dada--they evolve it . . . In an era dominated by algorithmic taste-making and cautious professionalism, \u003ci\u003eMaintenant\u003c\/i\u003e stands defiantly outside the gate, throwing ink at the walls and planting flags in dreams.\" --Richard Modiano, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Lunchbox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitics 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 \u003ci\u003eMaintenant 20: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Carlaftes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195310374X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953103741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Three Rooms Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Peter Carlaftes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443043381503,"sku":"9781953103741","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5298fec7-b7a7-4d59-a9d2-3bc2f8e3739c.jpg?v=1777201471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maintenant-20-peter-carlaftes-9781953103741","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}