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.

 

 

Jason Diamond wrote a book about how director John Hughes saved his life (Washington Post Express)

Jason Diamond wrote a book about how director John Hughes saved his life (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Film, Books
Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters will whisk you back to the boho nightclubs of late-1800s Paris (Washington Post Express)

Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters will whisk you back to the boho nightclubs of late-1800s Paris (Washington Post Express)
Real human beings in 'Woolf's' clothing (Washington Post Express)

Real human beings in 'Woolf's' clothing (Washington Post Express)