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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
‘The Traveler’s Eye’ at Sackler leads visitors on a journey through Asia’s past (Washington Post Express)
Nov 26

Nov 26 ‘The Traveler’s Eye’ at Sackler leads visitors on a journey through Asia’s past (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History
'Five Guys Named Moe' at Arena Stage is sure to get the joint jumping (Washington Post Express)
Nov 20

Nov 20 'Five Guys Named Moe' at Arena Stage is sure to get the joint jumping (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance
FotoWeekDC keeps things fresh with new events (Washington Post Express)
Nov 6

Nov 6 FotoWeekDC keeps things fresh with new events (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Film
Commissions: Matthew Mazzotta, Antony Gormley, and Jorge Pardo (Sculpture magazine)
Nov 1

Nov 1 Commissions: Matthew Mazzotta, Antony Gormley, and Jorge Pardo (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Architecture
A 1960s housewife stirs things up in Quotidian Theatre Company take on ‘Hedda Gabler’ (Washington Post Express)
Oct 30

Oct 30 A 1960s housewife stirs things up in Quotidian Theatre Company take on ‘Hedda Gabler’ (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance
‘The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art’ at the Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates avian inspirations (Washington Post Express)
Oct 30

Oct 30 ‘The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art’ at the Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates avian inspirations (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Bernardi Roig’s sculptures lurk in surprising spots in ‘NO/Escape’ at the Phillips Collection (Washington Post Express)
Oct 23

Oct 23 Bernardi Roig’s sculptures lurk in surprising spots in ‘NO/Escape’ at the Phillips Collection (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History
In a Pseudo-Funeral, Mourners Grieve the Closing of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington City Paper)
Sep 29

Sep 29 In a Pseudo-Funeral, Mourners Grieve the Closing of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History
‘Nasta’liq’ at Sackler showcases the most popular form of Persian calligraphy (Washington Post Express)
Sep 18

Sep 18 ‘Nasta’liq’ at Sackler showcases the most popular form of Persian calligraphy (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
History, Visual Art, Books
2014 Fall Arts Guide (Washington City Paper)
Sep 12

Sep 12 2014 Fall Arts Guide (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Film, Books
Chiharu Shiota’s ‘Over the Continents’ at the Sackler Gallery finds beauty in old shoes (Washington Post Express)
Aug 28

Aug 28 Chiharu Shiota’s ‘Over the Continents’ at the Sackler Gallery finds beauty in old shoes (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Commissions: Alex Chinneck and Walter Jack Studio (Sculpture magazine)
Jun 1

Jun 1 Commissions: Alex Chinneck and Walter Jack Studio (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Architecture
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