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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 Elegant Minimalism of Soviet-Era Swimming Pools (Hyperallergic)
Nov 13

Nov 13 The Elegant Minimalism of Soviet-Era Swimming Pools (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History, Books
Watch the Artist Who’s Living in a Storefront on the Lower East Side (Hyperallergic)
Nov 10

Nov 10 Watch the Artist Who’s Living in a Storefront on the Lower East Side (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Theater & Performance
How Do We Define Culture? A Study Tries to Find Out (Hyperallergic)
Nov 9

Nov 9 How Do We Define Culture? A Study Tries to Find Out (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Theater & Performance
From Bosch’s Bird to Kusama’s Spots, Arty Halloween Costumes (Hyperallergic)
Nov 1

Nov 1 From Bosch’s Bird to Kusama’s Spots, Arty Halloween Costumes (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Theater & Performance
Protesters Return to James Cohan Gallery to Say Goodbye to “Omer Fast’s Racist Show” (Hyperallergic)
Oct 28

Oct 28 Protesters Return to James Cohan Gallery to Say Goodbye to “Omer Fast’s Racist Show” (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Arts News
Contemporary Ballet Adventures with Trevor Paglen, Science Fiction, and More (Hyperallergic)
Oct 26

Oct 26 Contemporary Ballet Adventures with Trevor Paglen, Science Fiction, and More (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Dance, Visual Art, Books
A Ballet Inspired by a Western Finds Shape in Artist Elana Herzog’s Layered Designs (Hyperallergic)
Oct 26

Oct 26 A Ballet Inspired by a Western Finds Shape in Artist Elana Herzog’s Layered Designs (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Dance, Visual Art, History, Film, Books
Colorful and Immersive Experiences at the 2017 Gowanus Open Studios (Hyperallergic)
Oct 23

Oct 23 Colorful and Immersive Experiences at the 2017 Gowanus Open Studios (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Vinyl lives: A guide to all 27 of Brooklyn’s record stores (Brokelyn)
Oct 19

Oct 19 Vinyl lives: A guide to all 27 of Brooklyn’s record stores (Brokelyn)

Elena Goukassian
Music
How Three Photojournalists Documented the Aftermath of 38 Years of Political Turmoil in Taiwan (Hyperallergic)
Oct 11

Oct 11 How Three Photojournalists Documented the Aftermath of 38 Years of Political Turmoil in Taiwan (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History
RIP Cassini: A Space Art Obituary (Hyperallergic)
Oct 10

Oct 10 RIP Cassini: A Space Art Obituary (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History
Anthropomorphic books and imaginative characters take on God, museums, and identity crises (Hyperallergic)
Oct 10

Oct 10 Anthropomorphic books and imaginative characters take on God, museums, and identity crises (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books
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