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.

 

 

Canadian museum removing name of former director and Nazi supporter Ferdinand Eckhardt from its entrance hall (The Art Newspaper)

Canadian museum removing name of former director and Nazi supporter Ferdinand Eckhardt from its entrance hall (The Art Newspaper)

Lacma organising Zeng Fanzhi show in Venice to coincide with the 2024 Biennale (The Art Newspaper)

Lacma organising Zeng Fanzhi show in Venice to coincide with the 2024 Biennale (The Art Newspaper)

Eleanor Nairne joins the Philadelphia Museum of Art as head of Modern and contemporary art (The Art Newspaper)

Eleanor Nairne joins the Philadelphia Museum of Art as head of Modern and contemporary art (The Art Newspaper)