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April 18, 2026

Goldsmith-Turned-Painter Illuminates the Magic of Wildlife With Metal Leaf [Interview]

Mixed-media artist Marie Lavallee is a great reminder that creativity doesn’t have to follow just one path. She first fell in love with painting in high school, went on to build a career as a goldsmith, and then found her way back to painting after turning 50. Although she shifted mediums, traces of her earlier craft remain ever-present—Lavallee incorporates elements of gold and copper leaf into her striking portraits of birds and woodland animals.

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Architecture
April 18, 2026

BIG Unveils a Temporary “Living” Stadium for Shakira’s Concert Residence in Madrid

Shakira, Live Nation, and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have teamed up to build one of the most ambitious venues in recent memory. And most impressively, it will be gone shortly after it has fulfilled its purpose. The architecture firm has unveiled the plans for Shakira Stadium at Macondo Park, which will host the Colombian singer’s 11-show residency in Madrid in the fall of 2026 as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour.

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Music
April 17, 2026

Music Fan’s Secret Recordings of 10,000 Live Shows Since 1984 Are Now All Free To Listen to Online

Nowadays, virtually every concert is documented in some way. Social media is full of fans recording live events on their phones. But a few decades ago, before smartphones, documenting a show was much rarer and far more difficult. For starters, it required sneaking in bulky equipment. That’s not to say it was never done, though.

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Installation
April 16, 2026

Suspended Labyrinth of Woven Pathways Invites Visitors To Wander in Midair

In 2019, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) tapped Ernesto Neto to produce a monumental, site-specific piece for one of its galleries. About a year later, the museum unveiled the commission, which would become one of the Brazilian artist’s largest crochet works to date. Now, after much anticipation and weeks of reconstruction, SunForceOceanLife has returned to MFAH’s Cullinan Hall following its original debut.

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