Jasmine Sanders on the Black Romantic - Artforum International
Jasmine Sanders on the Black Romantic Aaron Hicks, Daniel in the Lion’s Den, 2000, lacquer and acrylic on canvas, 30 × 36". I WAS RAISED BY MY GRANDMOTHER in the Robert Taylor Homes, a housing project on Chicago’s South Side, but frequently stayed at the home of my aunt Rosemary Jarrett, my grandmother’s oldest daughter. When my adoption was finalized, my birth certificate and other documents indelibly amended, my aunt became, legally, my sister, a novel relation that would be indispensable, steadying. My aunt had back then a marvelously fil...
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