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.

 

 

Former Art Institute of Chicago payroll manager gets three years in prison for embezzling more than $2m (The Art Newspaper)

Former Art Institute of Chicago payroll manager gets three years in prison for embezzling more than $2m (The Art Newspaper)

A theatrical new Calder exhibition staged in Seattle (The Art Newspaper)

A theatrical new Calder exhibition staged in Seattle (The Art Newspaper)

Ann Philbin to retire after 25 years leading the Hammer Museum (The Art Newspaper)

Ann Philbin to retire after 25 years leading the Hammer Museum (The Art Newspaper)