Central Belters
ESCAPE-ISM ft Ian Svenonius
of the Make-Up, Chain and the Gang, Nation of Ulysses
Scorpio Leisure
Ian F Svenonius is a globally celebrated author, singer, and filmmaker.
His latest book is “Against the Written Word,” released in January and published by Akashic books. Previous books include “Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ’n’ Roll Group,” “The Psychic Soviet,” and “Censorship Now!!”
Last year Svenonius released a feature film called “The Lost Record” which was widely screened at places such as Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, Indie Lisboa, Roxy Cinema, Lausanne Underground Film Festival, Braindead Studios, MACRO museum in Rome, Soho House in Paris, Club Silencio, et al. The film won top prize at the Chicago Underground Film Festival.
His music groups — Escape-ism, The Make Up, Weird War, Chain & the Gang, Too Much, & Nation of Ulysses among others — have toured museums, clubs, squats, and played festivals such as Coachella, Primavera, All Tomorrow’s Parties, et al. Svenonius has released over twenty long playing records and as many singles.
Svenonius hosted a talk show called “Soft Focus” on VBS tv which featured Genesis P. Orridge, Ian Mackaye, Mark E. Smith, Terry Hall, Chan Marshall, Alan Vega & Martin Rev (Suicide), Kim Gordon, and many others.
As a lecturer he has appeared at Hamburg’s Ludwig Museum, The Whitney, Hirschhorn, Yale, Georgetown University, University of New England, MICA, university of Maryland, American University in Paris, and several other institutions.
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