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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 Ever-Watchful Eye: Public Surveillance Art in Europe (Sculpture magazine)
Oct 1

Oct 1 The Ever-Watchful Eye: Public Surveillance Art in Europe (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Theater & Performance
2015 Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide (Washington City Paper)
Sep 18

Sep 18 2015 Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
Music, Theater & Performance
At 'Mortified,' Adults Share The Embarrassing Artifacts Of Their Teenage Lives (DCist)
Sep 10

Sep 10 At 'Mortified,' Adults Share The Embarrassing Artifacts Of Their Teenage Lives (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance
Artist Lara Baladi helps unravel the mysteries of her 29-foot-long tapestry ‘Oum el Dounia,’ on view at Sackler (Washington Post Express)
Aug 27

Aug 27 Artist Lara Baladi helps unravel the mysteries of her 29-foot-long tapestry ‘Oum el Dounia,’ on view at Sackler (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
In ‘Ejecta’ at Flashpoint, an artist/curator couple surface the detritus of their lives (Washington Post Express)
Aug 20

Aug 20 In ‘Ejecta’ at Flashpoint, an artist/curator couple surface the detritus of their lives (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
4 noteworthy photobooks from the National Gallery’s ‘Photobooks After Frank’ exhibit (Washington Post Express)
Aug 6

Aug 6 4 noteworthy photobooks from the National Gallery’s ‘Photobooks After Frank’ exhibit (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
Meet some notorious Washingtonians from the 19th century (Washington Post Express)
Jul 23

Jul 23 Meet some notorious Washingtonians from the 19th century (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
History, Books
‘Impossible! A Happenstance Circus’ balances the silliness of circus life with the somber (Washington Post Express)
Jun 25

Jun 25 ‘Impossible! A Happenstance Circus’ balances the silliness of circus life with the somber (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance
DJ Spooky travels the world and brings back inventive compositions (Washington Post Express)
Jun 18

Jun 18 DJ Spooky travels the world and brings back inventive compositions (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Music, Visual Art
2015 Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide (Washington City Paper)
May 15

May 15 2015 Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
Music, Visual Art, History, Books
New Artist Studios Open at Otis Street Arts Project in Mount Rainier (Washington City Paper)
May 5

May 5 New Artist Studios Open at Otis Street Arts Project in Mount Rainier (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Commissions: Art, Cities & Landscape (Sculpture magazine)
May 1

May 1 Commissions: Art, Cities & Landscape (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
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