John Bezold

John Bezold (born 1985) is an American-Dutch journalist, editor, author, and art historian based in Amsterdam. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning in 2007, and from the University of Amsterdam in 2015 and 2017. Bezold is best known for his work in the fields of architecture, art, and design.

He started in journalism at Frame (design magazine) in Amsterdam, where he authored articles on architecture and design. 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'. He was a contributing editor for Mark magazine, covering contemporary architecture, from 2009-2017. From 2009 to 2021, Bezold collaborated with architect Wiel Arets, editing and co-authoring several significant publications on architectural photography and philosophy, designed by Edwin van Gelder, Mevis & Van Deursen, and Irma Boom.

In 2016, Bezold was a research fellow at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, receiving a grant to analyze the museum's painting acquisitions. He is specialized in the work of Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals.

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, and modernized the journal by establishing its online presence.

Bezold hosts the podcast ''Dutch Art & Design Today'', discussing art and design in the context of its relation to the Netherlands. Provided by Wikipedia