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.

 

 

Talking Racism In Theater And Life With The Cast of Arena's 'Smart People' (DCist)

Talking Racism In Theater And Life With The Cast of Arena's 'Smart People' (DCist)

These are the three songs E. Faye Butler can’t get out of her head (Washington Post Express)

These are the three songs E. Faye Butler can’t get out of her head (Washington Post Express)

Two Art Exhibits Show The Hip-Hop, Kung Fu Connection (DCist)

Two Art Exhibits Show The Hip-Hop, Kung Fu Connection (DCist)