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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
A Guide To The South Asian Music And Dance At The Dakshina Festival (DCist)
Oct 20

Oct 20 A Guide To The South Asian Music And Dance At The Dakshina Festival (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Dance, Music
T.C. Boyle’s new novel, ‘The Terranauts,’ is set in a familiar biosphere (Washington Post Express)
Oct 19

Oct 19 T.C. Boyle’s new novel, ‘The Terranauts,’ is set in a familiar biosphere (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Books
Kathleen Turner Is Powerful In 'The Year of Magical Thinking' @ Arena Stage (DCist)
Oct 17

Oct 17 Kathleen Turner Is Powerful In 'The Year of Magical Thinking' @ Arena Stage (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance
Ragnar Kjartansson Brings His Slow Art To The Hirshhorn (DCist)
Oct 13

Oct 13 Ragnar Kjartansson Brings His Slow Art To The Hirshhorn (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Theater & Performance
'I Was A Pinewood Derby Loser': Relive Childhood By Racing Tiny Wooden Cars (DCist)
Oct 5

Oct 5 'I Was A Pinewood Derby Loser': Relive Childhood By Racing Tiny Wooden Cars (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Looking at the Invisible Children Growing Up as Refugees (Hyperallergic)
Oct 4

Oct 4 Looking at the Invisible Children Growing Up as Refugees (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
A New National Museum Conveys the Pain and Power of the African American Experience (Hyperallergic)
Sep 28

Sep 28 A New National Museum Conveys the Pain and Power of the African American Experience (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
History
Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide 2016 (Washington City Paper)
Sep 16

Sep 16 Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide 2016 (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
History, Dance, Film, Books
GALA's 'The Last Quixote' Puts Cervantes In A Murder Mystery (DCist)
Sep 8

Sep 8 GALA's 'The Last Quixote' Puts Cervantes In A Murder Mystery (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance, Books
DC Shorts Film Festival Offers Cinematic Risks For Short Attention Spans (DCist)
Sep 7

Sep 7 DC Shorts Film Festival Offers Cinematic Risks For Short Attention Spans (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Film
Bon vivant Carl Van Vechten photographed his good friends — Harlem’s legendary artists (Washington Post Express)
Sep 1

Sep 1 Bon vivant Carl Van Vechten photographed his good friends — Harlem’s legendary artists (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History, Music, Books
The Fix: Tobias Sternberg's Artful Repairs (Sculpture magazine)
Sep 1

Sep 1 The Fix: Tobias Sternberg's Artful Repairs (Sculpture magazine)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
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