Elena Goukassian

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.

Like Ending with Family: Washington Ballet Artistic Director Septime Webre Steps Down After 17 Years (DCist)

May 2

May 2 Like Ending with Family: Washington Ballet Artistic Director Septime Webre Steps Down After 17 Years (DCist)

Elena Goukassian

Dance, Arts News

May Arts Events Roundup (On Tap)

May 1

May 1 May Arts Events Roundup (On Tap)

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Visual Art, Theater & Performance

Living in Public: A Conversation with Matthew Mazzotta (Sculpture magazine)

May 1

May 1 Living in Public: A Conversation with Matthew Mazzotta (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian

Visual Art, Architecture

5 striking photographs that challenge stereotypes of Arab and Iranian women (Washington Post Express)

Apr 21

Apr 21 5 striking photographs that challenge stereotypes of Arab and Iranian women (Washington Post Express)

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The dadaist ‘Hugo Ball’ makes no sense — and it’s not supposed to (Washington Post Express)

Apr 21

Apr 21 The dadaist ‘Hugo Ball’ makes no sense — and it’s not supposed to (Washington Post Express)

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Theater & Performance, Visual Art

In GALA’s ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold,’ a town — and the audience — grapple with murder (Washington Post Express)

Apr 14

Apr 14 In GALA’s ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold,’ a town — and the audience — grapple with murder (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian

Theater & Performance, Books

Robert Irwin’s new exhibit at the Hirshhorn is simply unexplainable (Washington Post Express)

Apr 7

Apr 7 Robert Irwin’s new exhibit at the Hirshhorn is simply unexplainable (Washington Post Express)

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A Cherokee Artist Wrestling with Grief, Colonialism, and False Dichotomies (Hyperallergic)

Apr 6

Apr 6 A Cherokee Artist Wrestling with Grief, Colonialism, and False Dichotomies (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian

Commisions: Diana Shpungin, Marianne Heske, and raumlaborberlin (Sculpture magazine)

Apr 1

Apr 1 Commisions: Diana Shpungin, Marianne Heske, and raumlaborberlin (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian

Visual Art, Architecture

27 deconstructed boomboxes are playing 27 new songs by 27 D.C. musicians at Transformer (Washington Post Express)

Mar 24

Mar 24 27 deconstructed boomboxes are playing 27 new songs by 27 D.C. musicians at Transformer (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian

Visual Art, Theater & Performance

As The Old Washington Post Buildings Come Crumbling Down, We Look Back (DCist)

Mar 4

Mar 4 As The Old Washington Post Buildings Come Crumbling Down, We Look Back (DCist)

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Best Seats in the House: Black Cat (Washington City Paper)

Feb 26

Feb 26 Best Seats in the House: Black Cat (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian