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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.

 

 

Elena Goukassian Arts & History Writer
Commissions: David Wiseman, Kendall Buster, and Ludwika Ogorzelec (Sculpture magazine)
Apr 1

Apr 1 Commissions: David Wiseman, Kendall Buster, and Ludwika Ogorzelec (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Book Review: "RE-tooling RESIDENCIES: A Closer Look at the Mobility of Art Professionals" (Sculpture magazine)
Mar 28

Mar 28 Book Review: "RE-tooling RESIDENCIES: A Closer Look at the Mobility of Art Professionals" (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
Book Review: "The One and the Many: Contemporary Collaborative Art in a Global Context" (Sculpture magazine)
Mar 21

Mar 21 Book Review: "The One and the Many: Contemporary Collaborative Art in a Global Context" (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
Book Review: "Cashing in on Culture: Betraying the Trust at the Rose Art Museum" (Sculpture magazine)
Mar 7

Mar 7 Book Review: "Cashing in on Culture: Betraying the Trust at the Rose Art Museum" (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
Commissions: Louise Bourgeois and Peter Zumthor, 'Steilneset: Memorial to the Victims of the Finnmark Witchcraft Trials,' Vardø, Norway (Sculpture magazine)
Mar 1

Mar 1 Commissions: Louise Bourgeois and Peter Zumthor, 'Steilneset: Memorial to the Victims of the Finnmark Witchcraft Trials,' Vardø, Norway (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History, Architecture
Book Review: "Defining Contemporary Art: 25 Years in 200 Pivotal Artworks" (Sculpture magazine)
Feb 15

Feb 15 Book Review: "Defining Contemporary Art: 25 Years in 200 Pivotal Artworks" (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
Book Review: "Not if but when: Culture Beyond Oil" (Sculpture magazine)
Feb 1

Feb 1 Book Review: "Not if but when: Culture Beyond Oil" (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
Book Review: "Sculpture by the Sea: The First Fifteen Years 1997–2011" (Sculpture magazine)
Jan 18

Jan 18 Book Review: "Sculpture by the Sea: The First Fifteen Years 1997–2011" (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
Commissions: Folke Köbberling and Martin Kaltwasser, Aeneas Wilder, and Ball-Nogues Studio (Sculpture magazine)
Jan 1

Jan 1 Commissions: Folke Köbberling and Martin Kaltwasser, Aeneas Wilder, and Ball-Nogues Studio (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Architecture
Book Review: "Starting Your Career as an Artist" (Sculpture magazine)
Dec 7

Dec 7 Book Review: "Starting Your Career as an Artist" (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
Recognizable Abstractions: New Public Art from Gavin Turk, Kendall Buster, and Jean Shin (Sculpture magazine)
Dec 1

Dec 1 Recognizable Abstractions: New Public Art from Gavin Turk, Kendall Buster, and Jean Shin (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Book Review: "Erwin Wurm: Wear Me Out" (Sculpture magazine)
Nov 30

Nov 30 Book Review: "Erwin Wurm: Wear Me Out" (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
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