Best of 2016: Illustrations

Illustration by Bendik Kaltenborn

Here are my favorite New Yorker illustrations of 2016:

1. Bendik Kaltenborn’s “Thundercat,” for Matthew Trammell’s “Night Life: Rock Bottom,” June 6 & 13, 2016 (see above).

2. Bendik Kaltenborn’s “Xiu Xiu,” for Benjamin Shapiro’s “Night Life: Wonderful and Strange,” April 25, 2016.

Illustration by Bendik Kaltenborn

3. Bendik Kaltenborn’s “Samantha Bee,” for Emily Nussbaum’s “Hive Mind,” May 9, 2016.

Illustration by Bendik Kaltenborn

4. Andrea Ventura’s “Max Beckmann and Paul Hindemith,” for Russell Platt’s “Classical Music: The Good Germany,” October 17, 2016.

Illustration by Andrea Ventura

5. Simone Massoni’s, “Kaija Saariaho,” for Alex Ross’s “Sound Waves,” October 31, 2016.

Illustration by Simone Massoni

6. Bjorn Lie’s “Mezcal Sunrise,” for Dana Goodyear’s “Mezcal Sunrise,” April 4, 2016.

Illustration by Bjorn Lie

7. Eleanor Davis’s “Damon Baehrel,” for Nick Paumgarten’s “The Country Restaurant,” August 29, 2016.

Illustration by Eleanor Davis

8. Dadu Shin’s “La Verità,” for Joan Acocella’s “Dance: Dali Unpacked,” May 2, 2016.

Illustration by Dadu Shin

9. Ping Zhu’s “At the Hawk’s Well,” for Joan Acocella’s “Dance: Otherworldly,” October 31, 2016.

Illustration by Ping Zhu

10. Eleanor Davis’s “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird,” for Russell Platt’s “Classical Music Spring Review,” March 14, 2016.

Illustration by Eleanor Davis