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.

 

 

Comic Book Catharsis: A Q&A With Brian Fies on His Powerful Graphic Novel About California Wildfires (The Nation)

Comic Book Catharsis: A Q&A With Brian Fies on His Powerful Graphic Novel About California Wildfires (The Nation)

“Tuca & Bertie” is dark, surreal and brilliant (The Economist)

“Tuca & Bertie” is dark, surreal and brilliant (The Economist)

Dissolving Barriers: A Q&A with Flutist Claire Chase (Concert Artists Guild)

Dissolving Barriers: A Q&A with Flutist Claire Chase (Concert Artists Guild)