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, Rolling Stone, 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.