Joobin Bekhrad

Selected Work 2012 — 2026
‘[Joobin’s] articles are brilliant and so well-researched.’
Barbara Hulanicki, OBE
‘[His] poems are pure poetry ... They speak to all the senses.’
Christian Lacroix




Unseen Photos of David Bowie at the Height of His Fame
Another Man, 2019
Photograph: Terry O’Neill
How the ‘Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World’ Got its Logo
The New York Times, 2020
Photograph: Michael Putland
How to Recreate the Rolling Stones’ Most Stylish Moments
GQ, 2018
Photograph: Jean-Louis Atlan
A ‘Modern-Day Gomorrah’: Capturing the After-Dark Activities of Studio 54
Another Man, 2020
Photograph: Robin Platzer
The Electric Spark That Changed the Guitar Forever
BBC, 2019
Photograph: Frank Stefanko
Why Are the French So Chic?
BBC, 2019
Photograph: Stringer/AFP/Getty Images
The Unseen Polaroids of Linda McCartney
AnOther, 2019
Photograph: unknown
John Malkovich Speaks on Recreating 61 Seminal Portraits
Another Man, 2020
Photograph: Sandro Miller
A Masterclass in Songwriting from Johnny Marr
Another Man, 2018
Photograph: Clare Muller
What Does it Mean to Be ‘Camp’?
BBC, 2019
Photograph: Terry O’Neill
How to Recreate Paul Weller’s Most Stylish Moments
GQ, 2018
Photograph: Peter Anderson
The Story of the ‘Queen of Flowers’
BBC, 2020
Photograph: Arthur Elgort
Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood: Painting Is My ‘God-Given Talent’
CNN, 2019
Photograph: Simon Fowler
A Love Letter to a Grittier, Punk-Accented New York
The Art Newspaper, 2018
Photograph: Chris Stein
Gheisar vs Get Carter: the Iranian Precursor to a British Crime Classic
Little White Lies, 2019
Photograph: Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images
Marjane Satrapi Always Defied Convention
TIME, 2026
Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images
The T-Shirt: a Rebel with a Cause
BBC, 2019
Photograph: John Kobal Foundation/Hulton Archive
Whole Lotta Style: Led Zeppelin’s Sartorial Legacy
GQ, 2018
Photograph: Dick Barnatt/Redferns
Remembering Johnny Thunders Through Those Who Knew Him
Another Man, 2017
Photograph: Alberto García-Alix
London Museum Exhibition Focuses on Frida Kahlo as a Style Icon
The Washington Post, 2018
Photograph: Lucienne Bloch
The Beatles’ Most Fashionable Moments
GQ, 2018
Photograph: Don McCullin
Spotlight on Guitar Heroes (and Heroines)
The Financial Times, 2019
Photograph: Chris Morphet/Redferns
Yes, You Should Start Dressing Like Freddie Mercury
GQ, 2018
Photograph: Koh Hasebe
Keith Richards: Elegantly Wasted
The Rake, 2018
Photograph: Arthur Elgort
Inside Thierry Mugler’s World: Where Women Dominate Men
PAPER, 2019
Photograph: Pierre Boulat/Ass. Pierre + Alexandra Boulat
Reorient Radio — Episode 3: Shirin Neshat
Reorient, 2017
Photograph: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
What Iran’s Dazzling Art Tells Us About its Civilisation
BBC, 2018
Photograph: Christophe Roue
A Walk Through Anna Sui’s Rock and Roll World
Vanity Fair, 2019
Photograph: Su Khatt/Rizzoli
The Least-Known Most Influential Man in Fashion
The New York Times, 2017
Photograph: Michael Putland




Joobin Bekhrad is a writer, editor, and creative director.

In addition to editing and creatively directing Reorient (2012 - 2018), an acclaimed arts review, Bekhrad has written for such publications as The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Economist, The Telegraph, Forbes, CNN, the BBC, GQ, and The Times Literary Supplement, been interviewed by ones like Newsweek (which in 2015 referred to him as a ‘leading figure in the art world’), PRI, Monocle, The Art Newspaper, and the CBC, and seen his articles republished in a wide variety of languages.
Throughout his adventures in journalism, Bekhrad has interviewed Ronnie Wood, Iggy Pop, Johnny Marr, John Malkovich, Salma Hayek, Paul Smith, Dries Van Noten, Kenzo Takada, Anna Sui, Zandra Rhodes, Marjane Satrapi, and Terry O’Neill, amongst many other luminaries, and spoken at institutions including the University of Southern California, the Vrije Academie Foundation, the Musée de Mariemont, and the Aga Khan Museum.

His articles aside, Bekhrad is the author of twelve volumes of poetry, a translation of a classic of medieval Persian verse, a novella, a novel, and a collection of stories. He is also the recipient of an International Award for Art Criticism from London’s Royal College of Art and holds degrees from Columbia University, City, University of London, and York University.