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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
100 New East books you need to read (The Calvert Journal)
Jan 11

Jan 11 100 New East books you need to read (The Calvert Journal)

Elena Goukassian
Books
How Art Collectors Can Avoid Online Phishing Scams and Social Engineering (Artsy)
Jul 28

Jul 28 How Art Collectors Can Avoid Online Phishing Scams and Social Engineering (Artsy)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
In Pop Culture and Propaganda, an Alternate History of the Cold War Era (Aperture)
Jul 21

Jul 21 In Pop Culture and Propaganda, an Alternate History of the Cold War Era (Aperture)

Elena Goukassian
Books, Visual Art, History
Who Really Was Roy Cohn? (The Nation)
Jun 18

Jun 18 Who Really Was Roy Cohn? (The Nation)

Elena Goukassian
Film, History
How to Make Sure You’re Not Buying a Forgery (Artsy)
Apr 30

Apr 30 How to Make Sure You’re Not Buying a Forgery (Artsy)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Failing to Find the Language of Pain: On Gayle Brandeis’s “Many Restless Concerns” (Los Angeles Review of Books)
Mar 17

Mar 17 Failing to Find the Language of Pain: On Gayle Brandeis’s “Many Restless Concerns” (Los Angeles Review of Books)

Elena Goukassian
Books, History
 News and Trends: Graphic Narrative Workshops (Poets & Writers)
Dec 11

Dec 11 News and Trends: Graphic Narrative Workshops (Poets & Writers)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Books, Arts News
Another Cat in the Wall: Why do dead animals keep turning up in old houses? (Lapham's Quarterly)
Nov 26

Nov 26 Another Cat in the Wall: Why do dead animals keep turning up in old houses? (Lapham's Quarterly)

Elena Goukassian
History
How Artists Are Weathering the Student Debt Crisis (Artsy)
Oct 9

Oct 9 How Artists Are Weathering the Student Debt Crisis (Artsy)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
From the gold rush to e-waste, Lisa Barnard’s new photobook offers a visual biography of a precious commodity (Aperture)
Oct 3

Oct 3 From the gold rush to e-waste, Lisa Barnard’s new photobook offers a visual biography of a precious commodity (Aperture)

Elena Goukassian
Books, Visual Art, History
What Happens When People Start Selling Posters an Artist Gave Away for Free (Artsy)
Jul 31

Jul 31 What Happens When People Start Selling Posters an Artist Gave Away for Free (Artsy)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
What Happens When an Artwork Is Damaged Beyond Repair (Artsy)
Jul 11

Jul 11 What Happens When an Artwork Is Damaged Beyond Repair (Artsy)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
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