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.

 

 

The Himalayas come to Manhattan for Rubin Museum’s final show in its New York space (The Art Newspaper)

The Himalayas come to Manhattan for Rubin Museum’s final show in its New York space (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History
Getty Museum acquires portrait by Neo-Classical painter Sophie Frémiet (The Art Newspaper)

Getty Museum acquires portrait by Neo-Classical painter Sophie Frémiet (The Art Newspaper)
Dindga McCannon mural unveiled at Rikers Island (The Art Newspaper)

Dindga McCannon mural unveiled at Rikers Island (The Art Newspaper)