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.

 

 

‘Mr. Lincoln’s Washington: A Civil War Portfolio’ shows a city transformed by war (Washington Post)

‘Mr. Lincoln’s Washington: A Civil War Portfolio’ shows a city transformed by war (Washington Post)

Elena Goukassian
History
For ‘American Cool,’ the National Portrait Gallery rounds up 100 indelible images of coolness (Washington Post Express)

For ‘American Cool,’ the National Portrait Gallery rounds up 100 indelible images of coolness (Washington Post Express)
Commissions: Amy Franceschini and Futurefarmers and Steven Siegel (Sculpture magazine)

Commissions: Amy Franceschini and Futurefarmers and Steven Siegel (Sculpture magazine)