CHÂTEAU DE VILLANDRY, FRANCE, 2022
John Bezold (1985, Cincinnati) is an Amsterdam-based American-Dutch editor, writer, researcher, and journalist. His work expands the value and visibility of organizations through the creation of digital media, print publications, and editorial communications. He began his career in journalism at Frame magazine, writing on architecture, art, and design. He also holds a wealth of knowledge of the Old Masters, web3, AI art, and the metaverse—adding a history-infused, futuristic element to his editorial work.
From 2019 to 2024, John served as an editorial board member and the first digital book and exhibition review editor for Oud Holland; the world’s longest-continuously published academic art-historical journal, which covers the art of the Low Countries, from c. 1450-1950.
As a publishing expert, John is sought after for his emotive, narrative-driven craftsmanship across a wide range of digital and print media. He holds an MA and research MA in art history, from the University of Amsterdam, and a BSc from the University of Cincinnati. John has written for the journals Elephant, Frame, Domus, Mark, Early Modern Low Countries, and Oud Holland; and has edited books published by Hatje Cantz, Birkhäuser, and Actar—among others. He is the host of Dutch Art & Design Today, which launched in October 2022.
CURRENTLY READING:
–C. McIntosh, The Swan King.
–D. Tunstall, Decolonizing Design.
WEB TWO & THREE:
Twitter, Linkedin, Objkt, Google Scholar
- This is version 2.0 of this digital domain. It was designed from 2016-2019 and was published to the internet from Amsterdam, the Netherlands in September of 2020.
- DESIGN: Mainstudio, Amsterdam
REALIZATION: Florian Schimanski, Arnhem