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.

 

 

DC Shorts Film Festival Offers Cinematic Risks For Short Attention Spans (DCist)

DC Shorts Film Festival Offers Cinematic Risks For Short Attention Spans (DCist)

GALA's 'The Last Quixote' Puts Cervantes In A Murder Mystery (DCist)

GALA's 'The Last Quixote' Puts Cervantes In A Murder Mystery (DCist)

Bon vivant Carl Van Vechten photographed his good friends — Harlem’s legendary artists (Washington Post Express)

Bon vivant Carl Van Vechten photographed his good friends — Harlem’s legendary artists (Washington Post Express)