Jacques and Mojo March 2008
Jacques Menache was born in Paris, France in 1948. He moved to Mexico City in 1955 with his family and attended the University of Mexico’s Academia San Carlos where he studied under Siqueiros and other Mexican muralists. In Mexico, he met Amy Abernethy, a native Chapel-Hillian, and moved here in 1969.
Jacques first attended NC Central University, then UNC, where he obtained a Masters in Fine Arts, graduating in 1973. In search of a job, Jacques founded the ArtsCenter in Carrboro in 1974. During his 15 years at the ArtsCenter he caused havoc in the community and resigned in the midst of controversy. He became an electrician to make a living outside the arts field.
Looking for more trouble, in September 1999 Jacques Menache opened a Mexican restaurant/Latin-American Cultural Center. He had his first artist retrospective there among the enchiladas, tacos, and salsas. The restaurant closed in September 2002 after three years of drunken fights, excellent dance parties, and old-time music jam sessions.
In search of a different type of trouble Jacques and Ruffin Slater ( Legendary Weaver Street Market General Manager) founded WCOM, 103.5 FM, a low-power, all volunteer community radio station. (http://wcomfm.org/) Who knows where that might lead?
With very little time to keep out of trouble Jacques manages to create three or four new pieces of art each year. His favorite format is large abstract paintings with complex weaving of lines, often creating moiré patterns and deep layers. On the more playful side Menache likes to create small pieces with found objects, working more recently in encaustic and always searching for a social comment.
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