Mikki Brammer

2 months ago | furthermag.com | Mikki Brammer

As the ferry glides down the River Derwent, the Museum of Old and New Art slinks into view, set high on the sandstone cliffs just outside Hobart, Tasmania, like a villain’s lair. It even has an appropriately Bond-baddie nickname: MONA. She is deviously designed, a geometric behemoth of concrete and Cor-Ten steel, by Melbourne architects Fender Katsalidis. Within are the types of artworks that an eccentric millionaire would own — the kind that would set stuffy museum donors on edge.

May 4, 2024 | stltoday.com | Angie Kim |Daniel Mason |Mikki Brammer |Susan Meissner

Two novels on my radar after seeing them on a few “best of 2023” lists were among titles I read for book clubs in March and April. Though challenging to read at times, neither “Happiness Falls” nor “North Woods” disappointed. ‘Happiness Falls’By Angie KimFilled with philosophical ponderings about happiness and a deep dive into the demands of parenting and being a sibling to a neurodivergent person, “Happiness Falls” is a book you absorb slowly.

May 3, 2024 | lafayettestudentnews.com | John Green |Sally Rooney |Mikki Brammer |Frederik Backman

I know you’re busy and I know that using your limited free time to turn off your brain and doom-scroll TikTok is enticing. I also know that there are things about my life that I didn’t understand until I read them on the page, through the words of another writer, through the eyes of another character. Here are a few of the many books that helped me understand my own college experience, and that I hope can do the same for you.

Apr 2, 2024 | luxesource.com | Mikki Brammer

Beyond its pristine beaches and bustling downtown, there’s a decidedly sylvan side to the town of Southampton. Take the wooded hamlet of North Sea, whose secluded plots lured a young, New York City-based family seeking a peaceful getaway for weekends, holidays and long summer sojourns. Though the location itself was worthy of a fairy tale, the current state of the early-2000s home was decidedly less so.

Feb 7, 2024 | luxesource.com | Mikki Brammer

Artist Joan Maureen Collins with her painting “The Beauty of Open Spaces.”Artist Joan Maureen Collins paints like a sculptor. “It’s a lot of putting on, taking off, putting on, taking off,” she says. “Over time, it builds up, and I’m able to discover interesting, mysterious pieces underneath.” By shaping, scraping and layering acrylic paint on the canvas, occasionally incorporating other media such as oil sticks and graphite, Collins creates abstract works that embrace imperfection.