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.

 

 

Delicate and Detailed Paper Sculptures by Chinese Migrants Detained in the US (Hyperallergic)

Delicate and Detailed Paper Sculptures by Chinese Migrants Detained in the US (Hyperallergic)

William Eggleston’s First Album Is Colored by Dream-Like Improvisations (Hyperallergic)

William Eggleston’s First Album Is Colored by Dream-Like Improvisations (Hyperallergic)

Art’s Gender Divide in 19th-Century Paris (Hyperallergic)

Art’s Gender Divide in 19th-Century Paris (Hyperallergic)