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.

 

 

Barbara Kruger, Yoko Ono, and Other Artists Create Covers for New York Magazine (Hyperallergic)

Barbara Kruger, Yoko Ono, and Other Artists Create Covers for New York Magazine (Hyperallergic)

After Pushback, Smithsonian Revises Renovation Plan to Preserve Beloved Garden (Hyperallergic)

After Pushback, Smithsonian Revises Renovation Plan to Preserve Beloved Garden (Hyperallergic)

Eugene Robinson’s Collection of African American History and Art Goes to Auction (Hyperallergic)

Eugene Robinson’s Collection of African American History and Art Goes to Auction (Hyperallergic)