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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
‘Meret Oppenheim: Tender Friendships’ shows how the artist’s life and artwork were enriched by good pals (Washington Post Express)
May 8

May 8 ‘Meret Oppenheim: Tender Friendships’ shows how the artist’s life and artwork were enriched by good pals (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Commissions: Florentijn Hofman, David Cerny, and David Breuer-Weil (Sculpture magazine)
May 1

May 1 Commissions: Florentijn Hofman, David Cerny, and David Breuer-Weil (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History
The artists of the National Portrait Gallery’s ‘Face Value’ stood by portraiture in the age of abstract expressionism (Washington Post Express)
May 1

May 1 The artists of the National Portrait Gallery’s ‘Face Value’ stood by portraiture in the age of abstract expressionism (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Pointless Theatre brings puppets to ballet-dancing life in ‘Sleeping Beauty: A Puppet Ballet’ (Washington Post Express)
Apr 16

Apr 16 Pointless Theatre brings puppets to ballet-dancing life in ‘Sleeping Beauty: A Puppet Ballet’ (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance, Dance
‘Pop Art Prints,’ at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, proves that Pop artists weren’t shallow (Washington Post Express)
Apr 3

Apr 3 ‘Pop Art Prints,’ at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, proves that Pop artists weren’t shallow (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Exposed DC’s photo show at Long View Gallery captures the D.C. you haven’t seen (Washington Post)
Mar 20

Mar 20 Exposed DC’s photo show at Long View Gallery captures the D.C. you haven’t seen (Washington Post)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Photographer Garry Winogrand, whose work is on display at the National Gallery of Art, quietly captured everyday life (Washington Post Express)
Mar 6

Mar 6 Photographer Garry Winogrand, whose work is on display at the National Gallery of Art, quietly captured everyday life (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History
Commissions: Lead Pencil Studio, rAndom International, and Ackroyd & Harvey (Sculpture magazine)
Mar 1

Mar 1 Commissions: Lead Pencil Studio, rAndom International, and Ackroyd & Harvey (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Our Indispensable Guide for Cooling Your Overheated Apartment (The Atlantic Cities)
Feb 17

Feb 17 Our Indispensable Guide for Cooling Your Overheated Apartment (The Atlantic Cities)

Elena Goukassian
History
Jeremy Deller’s ‘English Magic,’ at Hirshhorn, links scenes of British life for a spellbinding film (Washington Post)
Feb 13

Feb 13 Jeremy Deller’s ‘English Magic,’ at Hirshhorn, links scenes of British life for a spellbinding film (Washington Post)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Film
For ‘American Cool,’ the National Portrait Gallery rounds up 100 indelible images of coolness (Washington Post Express)
Feb 6

Feb 6 For ‘American Cool,’ the National Portrait Gallery rounds up 100 indelible images of coolness (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History, Music, Film, Books
‘Mr. Lincoln’s Washington: A Civil War Portfolio’ shows a city transformed by war (Washington Post)
Jan 2

Jan 2 ‘Mr. Lincoln’s Washington: A Civil War Portfolio’ shows a city transformed by war (Washington Post)

Elena Goukassian
History
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