John Bezold

John Bezold
Born1985 (age 40–41)
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati
University of Amsterdam
Occupationsauthor, editor, journalist, historian, podcaster

John Bezold (born 6 November 1985) is an American-Dutch journalist, editor, author, historian, and podcaster based in Amsterdam.[1] He has published on design, art, and architecture in print and digital media, began his career at Frame magazine, and has contributed scholarly research on the Dutch Golden Age.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Bezold graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning with a BSc in architecture (2008), and received an MA (2015) and Research MA (2017) from the University of Amsterdam.[6][7]

Journalism, publishing, and research

Bezold started in journalism at Frame in Amsterdam, contributing articles on architecture and design.[8][1][9] In 2008, he published one of the first interviews with the designer and researcher Neri Oxman, who at the time established the field of 'materiology'.[10]

He was a contributing editor for Mark magazine, covering contemporary architecture, from 2009 to 2017. From 2009 to 2021, Bezold collaborated with architect Wiel Arets,[11][12][13] editing and co-authoring several significant publications on architectural photography and philosophy, designed by Edwin van Gelder, Mevis & Van Deursen, and Irma Boom.[14][15]

In 2016, Bezold was a research fellow at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, receiving a grant to analyze the museum's painting acquisitions.[16][17] In the late-2010s, he authored a column on museum curation trends in the journal Museumvisie, published by the Dutch Museum Association.[18][19]

From 2019 to 2024, he served on the editorial board of Oud Holland, the world's oldest art historical scholarly journal, focusing on Dutch Golden Age painting and Flemish painting, as a review editor. He modernized the journal by establishing its online presence.[20]

He has published and lectured on Frans Hals.[21][22][23]

Bezold’s editorial work has been characterized by Rein Wolfs, director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, as being, “Strong and sensitive. Rough yet controlled. And completely convincing.”[24]

Podcast

Bezold hosts the podcast Dutch Art & Design Today, discussing art and design in the context of its relation to the Netherlands.[25][26]

Selected publications

Bezold has written and edited numerous articles and books, with some of his most notable contributions including:

  • "Frans Hals (London, National Gallery, 20 September 2023–21 January 2024 and Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 16 February–9 June 2024)." Renaissance Studies, April 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/rest.12983
  • Harmonic Consonance: Being Beyond Time. Semicolon-Press, 2025, ISBN 978-9090399508.
  • "Frans Hals Connoisseurs and Exhibitions: From Thoré to Today." In Frans Hals: Iconography – Technique – Reputation, edited by Norbert E. Middelkoop and Rudi Ekkart, 221–243. Amsterdam University Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.22135982.18.
  • "Frans Hals: The Male Portrait." Early Modern Low Countries, 6(2) (2022), pp. 278–280, ISSN 2543-1587.
  • Un-conscious-City. Actar, 2019, ISBN 978-1945150654[27]
  • Basquiat: The Artist and His New York Scene. Schunck, Heerlen 2019, ISBN 978-9462087071.[28]
  • "Vreemde Wereld: Door tentoonstellingen te populariseren, vergroten musea hun doelgroep. Rijk of arm, homo of hetero, bekend of onbekend: portretten bereiken nieuw publiek." Museumvisie 2 (2018), pp. 62–63, ISSN 0166-2074.
  • "Amos Rex Museum in Helsinki." Museumvisie 4 (2018), pp. 62–63, ISSN 0166-2074.
  • Ellen Kooi: Above Rotterdam. Actar, New York 2016, ISBN 978-1945150227.[29]
  • "The IJhal in Amsterdam's Central Train Station." Domus (magazine), no. 1007 (Nov. 2016), pp. 60–71, ISSN 0012-5377.
  • Wiel Arets—Bas Princen. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2015, ISBN 978-3775735056.[30]
  • "Paper Gallery: Ellen Kooi." Elephant Magazine, no. 20 (2014), ISSN 1879-3835.
  • "Herzog & De Meuron in Tenerife." Frame, no. 67 (Mar./Apr. 2009), p. 67, ISSN 1388-4239.
  • "Migrating Formations by CAP." Frame, no. 66 (Jan./Feb. 2009), p. 75, ISSN 1388-4239.
  • "Abandoned Amusements." Mark Magazine, no. 17 (2008), pp. 156-163, ISSN 1574-6453.
  • "No Joints Needed: Neri Oxman Reshapes Architecture." Mark Magazine, no. 16 (2008), ISSN 1574-6453.

References

  1. ^ a b Bosse, Chris; Wallisser, Tobias; Rieck, Alexander (2022). LAVA: Laboratory for Visionary Architecture. Basel: Birkhäuser. p. 220. ISBN 9783035625561.
  2. ^ Redstone, Elias (July 17, 2015). "Book Club: Bas Princen & Wiel Arets". Pin-Up Magazine. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Oud Holland Publishes Four New Reviews". Oud Holland. October 2023. ISSN 1875-0176. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ John Bezold, “Frans Hals Connoisseurs and Exhibitions: From Thoré to Today,” in Frans Hals: Iconography – Technique – Reputation, ed. Norbert E. Middelkoop and Rudi E. O. Ekkart (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2024), 221–243, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.22135982.18.
  5. ^ "Basquiat: The Artist and His New York Scene". The Best Dutch Book Designs. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Editorial". Oud Holland – Journal for Art of the Low Countries. 132 (1). Brill: 2. 2019.
  7. ^ "J.M. Bezold – Research Interests & Profile," University of Amsterdam, accessed 26 February 2026, https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/b/e/j.m.bezold/j.m.bezold.html#Research-Interests--Profile.
  8. ^ "Robert Thiemann" (Podcast). Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  9. ^ Bezold, John (January 2009). "Migrating Formations by CAP at MoMA". Frame Magazine (66): 75.
  10. ^ Bezold, John (December 2008). "No Joints Needed: By Experimenting with Materials in an Open Ended Manner, Neri Oxman Reshapes the Look and Feel of Architecture Yet to Come". Mark Magazine (16): 304–309.
  11. ^ "Un-Conscious City". The Best Dutch Book Designs. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Lopes Cardozo, Ada (2013). Best Dutch Book Design 2012. Amsterdam: CPNB/Amsterdam Stichting de Best Verzorgde Boeken. ISBN 9789059652286.
  13. ^ "Wiel Arets: Autobiographical References". The Best Dutch Book Designs. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Siemionow, Agata, ed. (2017). Crown Hall Dean's Dialogues 2012-2017. New York: Actar. ISBN 9783775742504.
  15. ^ McCarter, Robert, ed. (2012). Wiel Arets: Autobiographical References. Assistant editor: John Bezold. Basel: Birkhäuser. ISBN 9783034608114.
  16. ^ Historians of Netherlandish Art (July 18, 2017). "John Bezold Receives Grant to Research Mauritshuis Acquisition History". Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis (2017). "Research and Collection Management". In Lankester, Maud (ed.). Annual Report 2016. The Hague: Mauritshuis. p. 43.
  18. ^ Bezold, John (2017). "Verjongingskuur". Museumvisie: 62–63. ISSN 0166-2074.
  19. ^ Bezold, John (2018). "Vreemde Wereld". Museumvisie: 61–62. ISSN 0166-2074.
  20. ^ Kolfin, Elmer (2023). "Editorial". Oud Holland – Journal for Art of the Low Countries. 136 (2–3). Brill: 69. doi:10.1163/18750176-1360203001.
  21. ^ "Frans Hals Symposium". HNA News. December 16, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  22. ^ "A Survey of Current Research". Frans Hals Museum. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  23. ^ Bezold, John (2025). "Review of Frans Hals (exh. cat., National Gallery, London; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2023–24)". Renaissance Studies. 39 (2). doi:10.1111/rest.12983.
  24. ^ van Welie, Eelco; Wolfs, Rein (2020). Best Dutch Book Design 2019. Amsterdam: CPNB/Amsterdam Stichting de Best Verzorgde Boeken. p. 5. ISBN 9789059659094.
  25. ^ Oldewarris, Hans, ed. (November 2022). "John Bezold". Eigenbouwer. 16. ISSN 2351-9657.
  26. ^ "Jill Bolte Taylor – Dutch Art & Design Today".
  27. ^ Arets, Wiel (2019). Bezold, John (ed.). Un-Conscious City. New York: Actar. ISBN 9781945150654.
  28. ^ Bezold, John, ed. (2019). Basquiat: The Artist and His New York Scene. Heerlen: Schunck. ISBN 978-9462087071.
  29. ^ Bezold, John, ed. (2015). Ellen Kooi: Above Rotterdam. New York: Actar. ISBN 9783775738682.
  30. ^ Bezold, John, ed. (2015). Wiel Arets: Bas Princen. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775735056.
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