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.

 

 

Commissions: Lead Pencil Studio, rAndom International, and Ackroyd & Harvey (Sculpture magazine)

Commissions: Lead Pencil Studio, rAndom International, and Ackroyd & Harvey (Sculpture magazine)

Photographer Garry Winogrand, whose work is on display at the National Gallery of Art, quietly captured everyday life (Washington Post Express)

Photographer Garry Winogrand, whose work is on display at the National Gallery of Art, quietly captured everyday life (Washington Post Express)

Our Indispensable Guide for Cooling Your Overheated Apartment (The Atlantic Cities)

Our Indispensable Guide for Cooling Your Overheated Apartment (The Atlantic Cities)