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.

 

 

Is There a Right Way to Look at Art? (Hyperallergic)

Is There a Right Way to Look at Art? (Hyperallergic)

A Collaborative Photobook by Richard Avedon and James Baldwin (Hyperallergic)

A Collaborative Photobook by Richard Avedon and James Baldwin (Hyperallergic)

A Family Portrait in Ash (Hyperallergic)

A Family Portrait in Ash (Hyperallergic)