Publisher's Synopsis
"A compilation of leading Dada-influenced artists from around the world." ―TRIBE LA Magazine The 2022 edition of the world's premiere journal of contemporary dada writing and art continues a revolutionary approach to creation, inspired by the Dada movement.
These days you hear a lot about NET ZERO, in reference to steps being taken to combat climate change. NET ZERO refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere. At this time, NET ZERO is an ambition lacking absolute definition as corporate energy titans pledge distant adherence without clear or immediate commitments to act. In fact, these so-called "innovative" scions of wealth seem to not even be able to remove the layer of hot air greenhouse gases spewing from the mouths of the pundits and politicos pushing the affirmation of their endlessly pernicious promises. Enter NYET ZERO.
With NYET ZERO, MAINTENANT 16 makes an artistic power grab using DADA-in the form of original art, poetry, and writing aimed at exposing the hypocrisy of the engine-idle rich on recycled paper. We can change the now with art and thought. Otherwise, the future has NOTENTIAL.
When the corporate powers that be control all of the energy resources, Art Becomes A Necessity!!! Or as Tristen Tzara put it in his Dada Manifesto, "Dada Dada Dada, a roaring of tense colors, and interlacing of opposites and of all contradictions, grotesques, inconsistencies: LIFE!"
For the first time since debuting in 2008, MAINTENANT 16 includes work from all seven continents on the planet, with more than 250 creators from 35 countries. The MAINTENANT series gathers the work of internationally-renowned contemporary Dada artists and writers. MAINTENANT 16 offers compelling proof that concepts of Dada continue to serve as a catalyst to creators more than a century later.
Contributors to Maintenant 16 include: Derek Adams Susan Shoshannah Adler Jamika Ajalon Ina Al-soqi Youssef Alaoui Linda J. Albertano Austin Alexis Joel Allegretti Santiago Amaya Avelino de Araujo Wayne Atherton Liz Axelrod Mahnaz Badihian Amy Barone Vittore Baroni Amy Bassin Brent Bechtel Peter Beda Regina Lafay Bellamy C. Mehrl Bennett Carla Bertola Volodymyr Bilyk József Bìró Lucy Jane Bledsoe Mark Blickley Karen Boissonneault-Gauthier Clemente Botelho Bob Branaman Kathy Bruce Michael Lane Bruner Imanol Buisan Fork Burke Billy Cancel Angela Caporaso Peter Carlaftes Mutes César Peter Ciccariello Hal Citron Lynette Clennell Andrei Codrescu Terese Coe Roger Conover Anthony Cox Lars Crosby Malik Ameer Crumpler Tchello d'Barros Wer Da Steve Dalachinsky Allison A. Davis Heather Dawish Holly Day Quỳnh Iris de Prelle Laylah DeLautréamont Lily Despic Sam Dodson Bruce Louis Dodson Gabriel Don Carol Dorf Robert Duncan Malcolm Easton Salvatore Esposito Jeff Farr Becky Fawcett Federico Federici Rich Ferguson Cheryl J. Fish Kathleen Florence Giovanni Fontana Robert C. Ford Kofi Fosu Forson Patrick Forsythe Abigail Frankfurt Dorothy Friedman Thomas Fucaloro Ignacio Galilea Sandra Gea Kat Georges Christian Georgescu Robert Anthony Gibbons Mark Glista Gemma Goette Gustavo Gómez-Mejìa S.A. Griffin Fausto Grossi Meghan Grupposo Egon Guenther Genco Gulan Elancharan Gunasekaran Ana-Maria Guta Janet Hamill Bibbe Hansen Jesper Hasseltoft Heide Hatry Erica ESH Henry Aimee Herman Jan Herman Karen Hildebrand Mark Hoefer Lawrence Holzworth Richard Humann Matthew Hupert Frie J. Jacobs Ayushi Jain Annaliese Jakimides Mathias Jansson Jerry T. Johnson Boni Joi Milana Juventa Marina Kazakova Anthony D. Kelly Rose Knapp Doug Knott Ron Kolm Mark Kostabi Eleni Kourti Hope Kroll Pawel Kuczynski Zygimantas Kudirka Bénédicte Kusendila David Lawton Serge Lecomte Jane LeCroy Sarah Legow Patricia Leonard Linda Lerner Martin H. Levinson Alexander Limarev Richard Loranger Ruggero Maggi Sara Maino Gerard Malanga Jaan Malin Sophie Malleret Mary Rose Manspeaker Philippe Marcade Fred Marchant Eliette Markhbein Bronwyn Mauldin Jesse McCloskey Philip Meersman Lois Kagan Mingus Charles Mingus III Julian Mithra Richard Modiano Mike M. Mollett Thurston Moore Luiz Morgadinho Alexander Nderitu Dustin Nelson J. D. Nelson Karen Neuberg Gerald Nicosia Lance Nizami Harry E. Northup Anna Gabrielle O'Meara Ruth Oisteanu Valery Oisteanu Suzi Kaplan Olmsted Marc Olmsted John Olson Jane Ormerod Yuko Otomo Bibiana Padilla Maltos Csaba Pal Lisa Panepinto Pamela Papino-Wood Gay Pasley John S. Paul Oladipo Kehinde Paul Giorgia Pavlidou Puma Perl Raymond Pettibon Charles Plymell Renaat Ramon Nicca Ray Mado Reznik Travis Richardson Wes Rickert Benjamin Robinson Radoslav Rochallyi L. Rose Alison Ross Martina Salisbury William Seaton Jack Seiei Silvio Severino Susan Shup Bertholdus Sibum Paul Siegell Denise Silk-Martelli Zoltan Simon Lily Simonson Neal Skooter Taylor (LA Dada) Angela Sloan Valerie Sofranko Paul Sohar Pere Sousa Orchid Spangiafora Dd. Spungin Marilyn Stablein Laurie Steelink J. J. Steinfeld Christine Sloan Stoddard Thomas Stolmar Rich Stone W. K. Stratton Belinda Subraman Kelly Talbot Zev Torres John J. Trause Ann Firestone Ungar Yrik-Max Valentonis Anoek van Praag Lynnea Villanova Barbara Vos Matina Vossou Silvia Wagensberg George Wallace Scott Wannberg Mike Watt Poul R. Weile Syporca Whandal Brenda Whiteway Maw Shein Win A. D. Winans Tracy Witt Francine Witte Jeffrey Cyphers Wright Yaryan Gerald Yelle Karen Romano Young Andrena Zawinski Larry Zdeb Nina Zivancevic Joanie HF Zosike
