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.

 

 

A possessed puppet raises heck at church in Studio Theatre’s ‘Hand to God’ (Washington Post Express)

A possessed puppet raises heck at church in Studio Theatre’s ‘Hand to God’ (Washington Post Express)

'99 A Rock Opera' Hopes Music Can Unite a Divided People (DCist)

'99 A Rock Opera' Hopes Music Can Unite a Divided People (DCist)

A new Sackler Gallery exhibit is inspired by cranes at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (Washington Post Express)

A new Sackler Gallery exhibit is inspired by cranes at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (Washington Post Express)