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.

 

 

Kathleen Turner Is Powerful In 'The Year of Magical Thinking' @ Arena Stage (DCist)

Kathleen Turner Is Powerful In 'The Year of Magical Thinking' @ Arena Stage (DCist)

T.C. Boyle’s new novel, ‘The Terranauts,’ is set in a familiar biosphere (Washington Post Express)

T.C. Boyle’s new novel, ‘The Terranauts,’ is set in a familiar biosphere (Washington Post Express)

Ragnar Kjartansson Brings His Slow Art To The Hirshhorn (DCist)

Ragnar Kjartansson Brings His Slow Art To The Hirshhorn (DCist)