Home
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Resume

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
Missing Klimt Drawing Found in the Closet of a Former Museum Secretary (Hyperallergic)
Feb 16

Feb 16 Missing Klimt Drawing Found in the Closet of a Former Museum Secretary (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
How Mondrian Inspired Architecture Around the World (Hyperallergic)
Feb 16

Feb 16 How Mondrian Inspired Architecture Around the World (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Architecture, Visual Art
Six Famous Paintings that Were Given New Names (Hyperallergic)
Feb 15

Feb 15 Six Famous Paintings that Were Given New Names (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art, History
Boston Art School Hosts 10 Puerto Rican Art Students Impacted by Hurricane Maria (Hyperallergic)
Feb 14

Feb 14 Boston Art School Hosts 10 Puerto Rican Art Students Impacted by Hurricane Maria (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
Visions of Taiwan and the Powers that Shaped It (Hyperallergic)
Feb 14

Feb 14 Visions of Taiwan and the Powers that Shaped It (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, History
Two Dalí Paintings, Bought by a Countess in the 1930s, Finally Head to Auction (Hyperallergic)
Feb 13

Feb 13 Two Dalí Paintings, Bought by a Countess in the 1930s, Finally Head to Auction (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
Hilarious and Heartbreaking Objects Left in the Wake of Failed Relationships (Hyperallergic)
Feb 13

Feb 13 Hilarious and Heartbreaking Objects Left in the Wake of Failed Relationships (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Books
A Snowstorm Paralyzed Paris, But Its Museums Look Lovely (Hyperallergic)
Feb 9

Feb 9 A Snowstorm Paralyzed Paris, But Its Museums Look Lovely (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Architecture
Nigerian Modernist Masterpiece Found in London Apartment (Hyperallergic)
Feb 7

Feb 7 Nigerian Modernist Masterpiece Found in London Apartment (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Arts News
4,400-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Dedicated to Priestess Heptet Discovered (Hyperallergic)
Feb 6

Feb 6 4,400-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Dedicated to Priestess Heptet Discovered (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art, History
Guantánamo Lawyer Discusses Detainees’ Rights to Their Art (Hyperallergic)
Feb 5

Feb 5 Guantánamo Lawyer Discusses Detainees’ Rights to Their Art (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
The History of One of the Oldest Astronomical Clocks in the World (Hyperallergic)
Feb 2

Feb 2 The History of One of the Oldest Astronomical Clocks in the World (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
History
Load More

Visual Art       Arts News       History       Books & Literature       Theater & Performance       Music    Film     Architecture       Dance Archaeology

The Art Newspaper Artsy Hyperallergic       The Washington Post       DCist (RIP)       Sculpture magazine       Washington City Paper

 

Powered by Squarespace