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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
Creative staging brings 'The Metamorphosis'' insect-like man to life (Washington Post Express)
Apr 30

Apr 30 Creative staging brings 'The Metamorphosis'' insect-like man to life (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance, Books
‘The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists’ takes Dante out of Italy and into Africa (Washington Post Express)
Apr 16

Apr 16 ‘The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists’ takes Dante out of Italy and into Africa (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
Best of DC 2015 (Washington City Paper)
Apr 10

Apr 10 Best of DC 2015 (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
History
Commissions: Shiro Masuyama, Alfredo Barsuglia, and Gabriel Hensche, Björn Kühn, and Anna Romanenko (Sculpture magazine)
Apr 1

Apr 1 Commissions: Shiro Masuyama, Alfredo Barsuglia, and Gabriel Hensche, Björn Kühn, and Anna Romanenko (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Theater & Performance
Puppet play ‘The Pigeoning’ carries a universal message to Artisphere (Washington Post Express)
Mar 26

Mar 26 Puppet play ‘The Pigeoning’ carries a universal message to Artisphere (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance
Screen Favor: Is iPad Painting Pop Art for the 21st Century? (Washington City Paper)
Mar 19

Mar 19 Screen Favor: Is iPad Painting Pop Art for the 21st Century? (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Pointless Theatre’s ‘Doctor Caligari’ mimics the look and feel of a classic silent horror film (Washington Post Express)
Mar 12

Mar 12 Pointless Theatre’s ‘Doctor Caligari’ mimics the look and feel of a classic silent horror film (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance, Film
2015 Spring Arts Guide (Washington City Paper)
Feb 13

Feb 13 2015 Spring Arts Guide (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance, Film, Music
‘Cutting-Edge Spanish Crafts’ celebrates the work of some of Spain’s most innovative artisans (Washington Post Express)
Feb 5

Feb 5 ‘Cutting-Edge Spanish Crafts’ celebrates the work of some of Spain’s most innovative artisans (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
What Does the Fox Cry? Find Out at Back Alley Theater This Weekend (Washington City Paper)
Jan 29

Jan 29 What Does the Fox Cry? Find Out at Back Alley Theater This Weekend (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance
Commissions: Folkestone Triennial 2014 (Sculpture magazine)
Jan 1

Jan 1 Commissions: Folkestone Triennial 2014 (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Theater & Performance
In ‘A Very Pointless Holiday Spectacular,’ Mrs. Claus and the elves get the spotlight (Washington Post Express)
Dec 11

Dec 11 In ‘A Very Pointless Holiday Spectacular,’ Mrs. Claus and the elves get the spotlight (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance
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