John Bezold

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John Bezold
Born1985 (age 38–39)
NationalityAmerican-Dutch
Alma mater University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
University of Amsterdam
Occupation(s)editor, journalist, art historian

John Bezold (born 1985) is an American-Dutch journalist, editor, author, and art historian based in Amsterdam. [1] [2] 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. [3] He is known for his expertise in the art of the Dutch Golden Age, [4] and for his editorial contributions to the fields of modern architecture and design, [5] [6] which have been recognized by numerous publishing awards. [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Biography

He started in journalism at Frame (design magazine) in Amsterdam, where he authored articles on architecture and design. [1] [11] 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'. [12] 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, editing and co-authoring several significant publications on architectural photography and philosophy, designed by Edwin van Gelder, Mevis & Van Deursen, and Irma Boom. [13] [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] He is specialized in the work of Dutch painter Frans Hals. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] In the late-2010s, he authored a column on museum curation trends in the journal Museumvisie, published by the Dutch Museum Association. [23] [24]

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. [25]

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.” [26]

Podcast and Public Engagement

Bezold hosts the podcast Dutch Art & Design Today, discussing art and design in the context of its relation to the Netherlands. His work on the podcast has made art history and design more accessible to a broader audience. [27]

Selected Publications

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

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  2. ↑ Arets, Wiel; Mimica, Vedran; Ortega, Lluís (2019). Bezold, John (ed.). Nowness Files: 2012-2018. New York City: Actar Publishers & the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture. ISBN   9781948765305.
  3. ↑ "Editorial". Oud Holland – Journal for Art of the Low Countries. 132 (1). Brill: 2. 2019.
  4. ↑ "Oud Holland Publishes Four New Reviews". Oud Holland. October 2023. ISSN   1875-0176 . Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ 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.
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  11. ↑ Bezold, John (January 2009). "Migrating Formations by CAP at MoMA". Frame Magazine (66): 75.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Arets, Wiel (2019). Bezold, John (ed.). Un-Conscious City. New York: Actar. ISBN   9781945150654.
  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. ↑ "Frans Hals Symposium". HNA News. December 16, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
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  20. ↑ Claus Grimm, Frans Hals and his workshop, The Hague 2023-2024, "A4.3.19 Workshop of Frans Hals – possibly Frans Hals (II), and Cornelis Symonsz. van der Schalcke, Portrait of a family, c. 1645-1648", published by RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History, ISBN 978-90-719-2917-5.
  21. ↑ Claus Grimm, Frans Hals and his workshop, The Hague 2023-2024, "A2.7 Frans Hals and Pieter de Molijn, Portrait of Isaac Abrahamsz. Massa, 1626", published by RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History, ISBN 978-90-719-2917-5.
  22. ↑ Claus Grimm, "Frans Hals and Gerrit Bleker: A joint collaboration on a fragmented family portrait (1623-1625)", Oud Holland – Journal for Art of the Low Countries, Volume 137, Issue 1-2, May 2024, pp. 34–48, ISSN: 0030-672x.
  23. ↑ Bezold, John (2017). "Verjongingskuur". Museumvisie: 62–63. ISSN   0166-2074.
  24. ↑ Bezold, John (2018). "Vreemde Wereld". Museumvisie: 61–62. ISSN   0166-2074.
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  26. ↑ van Welie, Eelco; Wolfs, Rein (2020). Best Dutch Book Design 2019. Amsterdam: CPNB/Amsterdam Stichting de Best Verzorgde Boeken. p. 5. ISBN   9789059659094.
  27. ↑ Oldewarris, Hans, ed. (November 2022). "John Bezold". Eigenbouwer. 16. ISSN   2351-9657.
  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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