Elena Goukassian is an arts & history Writer based in Brooklyn.

Elena writes about art, books, theater, film, music, architecture, and dance. She's also a huge fan of digging through archives and uncovering unusual histories.

Elena’s pieces have appeared in Aperture, Artsy, Hyperallergic, Lapham’s Quarterly (RIP), Los Angeles Review of Books, The Nation, and The Washington Post, among other publications.

On weekdays, you can find her writing and editing stories about museums, historical sites, and archaeology for The Art Newspaper.

 

 

Commissions: Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Ugo Rondinone, and Daniel Silver (Sculpture magazine)
Taking its cues from Eastern European folk music, Gogol Bordello tears down the walls (Washington Post Express)

Taking its cues from Eastern European folk music, Gogol Bordello tears down the walls (Washington Post Express)

Commissions: Thomas Brezing, Jodie Carey, and Los Carpinteros (Sculpture magazine)

Commissions: Thomas Brezing, Jodie Carey, and Los Carpinteros (Sculpture magazine)