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

The Unseen Polaroids of Linda McCartney
AnOther, 2019
Photograph: Linda McCartney

How to Recreate the Rolling Stones’ Most Stylish Moments
GQ, 2018
Photograph: John Stoddart

What Does it Mean to Be ‘Camp’?
BBC, 2019
Photograph: Terry O’Neill

Why Are the French So Chic?
BBC, 2019
Photograph: Just Jaeckin

How the ‘Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World’ Got its Logo
The New York Times, 2020
Photograph: Bob Gruen

Whole Lotta Style: Led Zeppelin’s Sartorial Legacy
GQ, 2018
Photograph: Adrian Boot

Keith Richards: Rock and Roll’s Ultimate Style Icon
Another Man, 2017
Photograph: Eric Swayne

John Malkovich Speaks on Recreating 61 Seminal Portraits
Another Man, 2020
Photograph: Sandro Miller

The Story of the ‘Queen of Flowers’
BBC, 2020
Photograph: Patrick Demarchelier

A Masterclass in Songwriting from Johnny Marr
Another Man, 2018
Photograph: Paul Slattery

How to Recreate Paul Weller’s Most Stylish Moments
GQ, 2018
Photograph: StudioSmall

Remembering Johnny Thunders Through Those Who Knew Him
Another Man, 2017
Photograph: Marcia Resnick

Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood: Painting Is My ‘God-Given Talent’
CNN, 2019
Photograph: Terry O’Neill

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: Maria Oritz/Random House

The T-Shirt: a Rebel with a Cause
BBC, 2018
Photograph: Ronny Jaques

A ‘Modern-Day Gomorrah’: Capturing the After-Dark Activities of Studio 54
Another Man, 2020
Photograph: Ron Galella

The Electric Spark That Changed the Guitar Forever
BBC, 2019
Photograph: Colin Jones

London Museum Exhibition Focuses on Frida Kahlo as a Style Icon
The Washington Post, 2018
Photograph: Guillermo Kahlo

Spotlight on Guitar Heroes (and Heroines)
The Financial Times, 2019
Photograph: David Magnus

Yes, You Should Start Dressing Like Freddie Mercury
GQ, 2018
Photograph: Mick Rock

The Beatles’ Most Fashionable Moments
GQ, 2018
Photograph: Don McCullin

Keith Richards: Elegantly Wasted
The Rake, 2018
Photograph: Lynn Goldsmith

Inside Thierry Mugler’s World: Where Women Dominate Men
PAPER, 2019
Photograph: Alice Springs

What Iran’s Dazzling Art Tells Us About its Civilisation
BBC, 2018
Photograph: Christophe Roue

The Least-Known Most Influential Man in Fashion
The New York Times, 2017
Photograph: Kieron Murphy

A Walk Through Anna Sui’s Rock and Roll World
Vanity Fair, 2019
Photograph: Amy Arbus

Reorient Radio — Episode 3: Shirin Neshat
Reorient, 2017
Photograph: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images

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, served in editorial capacities for the Columbia Journal and ArtAsiaPacific, 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.

Between a Prayer and a Dream

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