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.

 

 

More Than A Dozen Of The Best Songs About D.C. (DCist)
Best of D.C. 2017: Best Stage Scenery (Washington City Paper)

Best of D.C. 2017: Best Stage Scenery (Washington City Paper)

Inspired By Sun Ra, 'CTRL Space CMD' Imagines an Afrocentric Future (DCist)

Inspired By Sun Ra, 'CTRL Space CMD' Imagines an Afrocentric Future (DCist)