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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 Metropolitan Museum plans major Harlem Renaissance exhibition (The Art Newspaper)
Aug 22

Aug 22 The Metropolitan Museum plans major Harlem Renaissance exhibition (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
Dealer Edward Tyler Nahem sues over ownership of $8.7m Calder mobile (The Art Newspaper)
Aug 21

Aug 21 Dealer Edward Tyler Nahem sues over ownership of $8.7m Calder mobile (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
$30 is the new $25: SFMoMA raises admission prices (The Art Newspaper)
Aug 16

Aug 16 $30 is the new $25: SFMoMA raises admission prices (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
J.K. Rowling removed from museum’s Harry Potter displays over transphobic views (The Art Newspaper)
Aug 11

Aug 11 J.K. Rowling removed from museum’s Harry Potter displays over transphobic views (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Books
Massive Jean Dubuffet sculpture will be moved to the Art Institute of Chicago (The Art Newspaper)
Jul 28

Jul 28 Massive Jean Dubuffet sculpture will be moved to the Art Institute of Chicago (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
Joe Biden to establish US national monument honouring Emmett Till, whose 1955 murder shocked the nation (The Art Newspaper)
Jul 24

Jul 24 Joe Biden to establish US national monument honouring Emmett Till, whose 1955 murder shocked the nation (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
History
Collector Adam Lindemann arrested after shoving rival dealer Max Levai (The Art Newspaper)
Jul 20

Jul 20 Collector Adam Lindemann arrested after shoving rival dealer Max Levai (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
Smithsonian under fire for abrupt cancellation of Asian American literary festival (The Art Newspaper)
Jul 19

Jul 19 Smithsonian under fire for abrupt cancellation of Asian American literary festival (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Books
Dallas Museum of Art reveals six shortlisted architectural designs for campus revamp (The Art Newspaper)
Jul 17

Jul 17 Dallas Museum of Art reveals six shortlisted architectural designs for campus revamp (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Architecture
Whitney Museum of American Art raises ticket prices and becomes most expensive New York museum (The Art Newspaper)
Jul 13

Jul 13 Whitney Museum of American Art raises ticket prices and becomes most expensive New York museum (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Arts News, Visual Art
The artist who brought the great outdoors inside—for her cats (The Art Newspaper)
Mar 15

Mar 15 The artist who brought the great outdoors inside—for her cats (The Art Newspaper)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art, Film
Who Is Nan Goldin, and Why Is She So Important? (ARTnews)
Jan 24

Jan 24 Who Is Nan Goldin, and Why Is She So Important? (ARTnews)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
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