Maintenant 12

MAINTENANT 12: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art serves up the controversial theme, WE ARE ALL A LIKE. With the rise in social media useand abusethe concept of like has reached whole new levels. Theres the idea of an individuals reaction to events, people, images, etc. as a reduction to Like or Dislike without need for deeper consideration. Then there is the status factor: that something which is Liked by the largest number of people is of value. In fact, in the social media orbit, it is seemingly beneficial to offer strong, sharp, simplistic opinionsinstead of nuanced, deeper, shaded considerationssimply because they provoke the greatest likelihood of widespread attention. How will this reduction of thought shape the future of interpersonal relations, intellectual advancement, and politics? As we teeter on the brink of nuclear war, the concepts of Dada brilliantly encompass the urgency of present times with both clarity and purposeful confusion. The MAINTENANT series, established in 2005, gathers the work of renowned and emerging dada artists and writers from around the world. The series has been archived in leading international institutions including the Museum of Contemporary ArtNew York, the BelVUE MuseumBrussels, and more. Renowned contributors have included artists Mark Kostabi, Raymond Pettibon, Giovanni Fontana, Jean-Jacques Lebel, and Kazunori Murakami. Writers have included Allen Ginsberg, Gerard Malanga, Charles Plymell, Jerome Rothenberg, and more, with a strong contingent of punk musician-artist-writers including Grant Hart, Mike Watt, and Exene Cervenka.