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.

 

 

50 Years Ago Today, Marcel Duchamp and John Cage Played Chess (Hyperallergic)

50 Years Ago Today, Marcel Duchamp and John Cage Played Chess (Hyperallergic)

A Game in Which David Lynch Teaches You How to Type (Hyperallergic)

A Game in Which David Lynch Teaches You How to Type (Hyperallergic)

This Oscar-Winning Short Doc Animates the Life of an Unpretentious Artist (Hyperallergic)

This Oscar-Winning Short Doc Animates the Life of an Unpretentious Artist (Hyperallergic)