The Year in Art

Plus: an interview with Dick Cavett; the best poetry of 2022; and Christmas cheer from the archive. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, December 25, 2022 2022 in Review The Year in Art A study commissioned a few years ago found that there are some fourteen hundred galleries in the five boroughs of New York, not to mention scores of museums. The best shows of a hyperlocal year included Lauren Halsey, Alex Katz, and Matisse. By Andrea K. Scott Editor’s Picks The New Yorker Interview Dick Cavett Takes a Few Questions The legendary television host talks about his friendships with Muhammad Ali and Groucho Marx, interviewing Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis, and finding a new audience on YouTube. By Michael Schulman 2022 in Review A Kaleidoscopic Year in New Yorker Poetry Varied as they were, the poems published by the magazine in 2022 shared a defamiliarizing magic, inviting us to behold the present moment with a sense of possibility. By Hannah Aizenman Culture Dept. 2022 in Review An Evocative Year in New Yorker Illustrations A collection of some of the most striking images of 2022. By Rachel Riederer Culture Desk The Inescapable Charm of Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” The track has the ruefulness familiar to anyone who has failed to take advantage of an opportunity, or has self-sabotaged their way out of something great. By Amanda Petrusich Photo Booth A Counterculture Chronicler Gets His Due A Brooklyn Museum retrospective of Jimmy DeSana’s erotic, compulsive, gender-fluid work makes a case for his ongoing relevance. By Vince Aletti Poems Soul Making “Familial, I feel / I know these lights.” By Robert Pinsky Merry Christmas! The New Yorker Radio Hour Kirk Douglas, the Guitarist for the Roots, Revamps the Holiday Classics A bona-fide guitar hero puts a fresh spin on some holiday classics. And the former United States Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith on reading poetry across the political divide. Poems Greetings, Friends! “Dear friends, we’re shelving ’22. It brought some good that shineth through.” By Ian Frazier Comment A New Package of Energy From 1949: Christmas in an era of convenience, complexity, and speed. By E. B. White Fiction A Visit from Saint Nicholas (In the Ernest Hemingway Manner) From 1927: “It was the night before Christmas. The house was very quiet. No creatures were stirring in the house. There weren’t even any mice stirring.” By James Thurber Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Beyond intersection, French street’s level (4). By Patrick Berry Daily Shouts Wait, Is This a Beloved Christmas Movie, or Depressing Oscar Bait? ’Tis the season for both. By Bruce Handy Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.