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.

 

 

‘Meret Oppenheim: Tender Friendships’ shows how the artist’s life and artwork were enriched by good pals (Washington Post Express)

‘Meret Oppenheim: Tender Friendships’ shows how the artist’s life and artwork were enriched by good pals (Washington Post Express)

Commissions: Alex Chinneck and Walter Jack Studio (Sculpture magazine)

Commissions: Alex Chinneck and Walter Jack Studio (Sculpture magazine)

Commissions: Florentijn Hofman, David Cerny, and David Breuer-Weil (Sculpture magazine)

Commissions: Florentijn Hofman, David Cerny, and David Breuer-Weil (Sculpture magazine)