Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet's "Christmas Avenue"

"Last year, the Paris-based artist Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet did a residency at Villa Albertine, which gave him the opportunity to experience the bustling energy of the Big Apple. For the cover of the December 15, 2025, issue, he set out to playfully render the excitement of the holiday season. "During the evening rush, the traffic becomes scattered lights; the people crossing become garlands. It's the strange magic of the season: everyone rushing somewhere, swept up in a festive frenzy that's as exhilarating as it is dizzying,""

"For the cover of the December 15, 2025, issue, he set out to playfully render the excitement of the holiday season. "During the evening rush, the traffic becomes scattered lights; the people crossing become garlands. It's the strange magic of the season: everyone rushing somewhere, swept up in a festive frenzy that's as exhilarating as it is dizzying," Lyet said."

Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet completed a residency at Villa Albertine that immersed him in New York's bustling energy. He created the December 15, 2025 cover to playfully capture holiday excitement. He imagined evening rush hour transforming traffic into scattered lights and pedestrians into garlands. He described a strange seasonal magic in which everyone rushes somewhere, swept up in a festive frenzy that feels both exhilarating and dizzying. The cover visualizes the city's hurried, celebratory atmosphere through stylized light and motion. Additional holiday covers, cartoons, and merchandise featuring Lyet's work are available at the Condé Nast Store.

Read at The New Yorker