Three Rooms Press is thrilled to reveal the cover for the upcoming release of MAINTENANT 19: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art. The cover includes art by renowned Romanian artist Adrian Ghenie, cited as “one of the most celebrated painters of his generation.”

Adrian Ghenie: The Sunflowers in 2022; 2023; oil on canvas; 200 × 200 cm; Copyright: The Artist

This masterful work is a appropriate lead in to our new issue of MAINTENANT, with its theme, “ETHICS CLEANSING.”

About Ethics Cleansing

In the face of right and wrong by the breed of weak or strong, humanity has placed far too much emphasis on belongings, not belonging.

There was a time when ethical behavior had a fixity of purpose: the prevention of corruption, favoritism, undue influence and abuse of entrusted power.

Yet it is those who commit these transgressions that prosper most, by completely dispensing with the need for ethics.

What exists is a philosophy where the only guiding principle is to ensure the greatest profits.

MAINTENANT 19 is a testament to the unflinching exposure of self-righteousness. We are no longer bred to be rational creatures. Denial is key. Freedom from blame is the promise. But if blame we must, then here we must first blame the face in the mirror that accepts this way of life.

These times of Ethics Cleansing enable some to think they are better than others, but if someone must be better, then let it be ourselves.

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