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"A smorgasbord for those who are sick and tired of it." --Seattle Book Review The 2021 edition of the premiere journal of contemporary dada writing and art considers humankind past and present with a collection of contemporary dada art and writing driven by the theme "HUMANITY: THE REBOOT." More than 242 creators from 31 countries establish that social protest can be creatively achieved via risk-taking art. The premier journal gathering the work of internationally-renowned contemporary Dada artists and writers, MAINTENANT 15 offers compelling proof that Dada continue to serve as a catalyst to creators more than a century later. The annual MAINTENANT series, established in 2008, gathers work of contemporary Dada artists and writers from around the world. The new issue features cover art by renowned Cuban American artist Edel Rodriguez, whose provocative work has been featured on the covers of TIME, The New Yorker, Der Spiegel, and more. Past issues of MAINTENANT include work by artists Mark Kostabi, Walter Robinson, Raymond Pettibon, Nicole Eisenmann, Jean-Jacques Lebel, and Kazunori Murakami; writers include Gerard Malanga, Charles Plymell, Andrei Codrescu, and more, with a strong contingent of artist-writers from the world of punk rock. MAINTENANT 15 contributors include: Derek Adams * Alexey Adonin * Jamika Ajalon * Youssef Alaoui * Linda J. Albertano * Austin Alexis * Joel Allegretti * Santiago Amaya * Elizabeth Ashe * Gaëlle Audic * Liz Axelrod * Mahnaz Badihian * Amy Barone * Vittore Baroni * Amy Bassin * Regina Lafay Bellamy * John M. Bennett * C. Mehrl Bennett * Volodymyr Bilyk * József Bíró * Mark Blickley * Karen Boissonneault-Gauthier * Clemente Botelho * John Bowman * Jeff Boynton * Gedley Belchior Braga * Bob Branaman * philipkevinbrehse * Kathy Bruce * Imanol Buisan * Fork Burke * Irene Caesar * Billy Cancel * Peter Carlaftes * Virginia Carroll * Mona Jean Cedar * Robert Cenedella * Mutes César * Leanne C