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.

 

 

Joe Biden to establish US national monument honouring Emmett Till, whose 1955 murder shocked the nation (The Art Newspaper)

Joe Biden to establish US national monument honouring Emmett Till, whose 1955 murder shocked the nation (The Art Newspaper)

Massive Jean Dubuffet sculpture will be moved to the Art Institute of Chicago (The Art Newspaper)

Massive Jean Dubuffet sculpture will be moved to the Art Institute of Chicago (The Art Newspaper)

Collector Adam Lindemann arrested after shoving rival dealer Max Levai (The Art Newspaper)

Collector Adam Lindemann arrested after shoving rival dealer Max Levai (The Art Newspaper)