Arthur Secunda was born in New Jersey where his Sephardic familysettled after suffering from pogroms and other persecution in their nativeRussia. Secunda’s abstract paintings, brightcollages and graphics, lush color and technical inventiveness belie a politicalconsciousness. While searching for hiscreative style, he worked in the American musical form, jazz, as a pianist. He is also one of the founders of Artforum magazine, has written extensivelyabout art in books and journals, and taught art at the university level.
The Italian born painter, Oscar DeMejo was also a jazz composer. A graduate in Law and Political Science, heput those degrees to ...