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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Ian F. Svenonius
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Ian F. Svenonius

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Ian F. Svenonius is the singer for underground music groups such as the Nation of Ulysses, the Make Up, Weird War, and Chain & the Gang. The author of the books The Psychic Soviet, Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock n Roll Group, and Censorship Now!!, he also hosts the talk show Soft Focus. Svenonius is a leading organizer of the antiauthoritarian Committee for Ending Freedom as well as the Society for a Different Tomorrow. 

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