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.

 

 

Gagosian notches victory in lawsuit brought by photographer over Richard Prince’s New Portraits series (The Art Newspaper)

Gagosian notches victory in lawsuit brought by photographer over Richard Prince’s New Portraits series (The Art Newspaper)

Unesco adds sites in Kyiv and Lviv to list of world heritage in danger (The Art Newspaper)

Unesco adds sites in Kyiv and Lviv to list of world heritage in danger (The Art Newspaper)

Finding humour in New York's Independent 20th Century fair (The Art Newspaper)

Finding humour in New York's Independent 20th Century fair (The Art Newspaper)