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.

 

 

The Many Explanations: On Siri Hustvedt’s “Memories of the Future” (Los Angeles Review of Books)

The Many Explanations: On Siri Hustvedt’s “Memories of the Future” (Los Angeles Review of Books)

A brief history of the ball pit (Vox)

A brief history of the ball pit (Vox)

American donations shore up conservation efforts in France (The Art Newspaper)

American donations shore up conservation efforts in France (The Art Newspaper)