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.

 

 

 Dani Levinas Wants The Phillips Collection To Be D.C.'s Best Place For Contemporary Art (Washington City Paper)

Dani Levinas Wants The Phillips Collection To Be D.C.'s Best Place For Contemporary Art (Washington City Paper)

The National Building Museum’s new exhibit will remind you what D.C. used to look like (Washington Post Express)

The National Building Museum’s new exhibit will remind you what D.C. used to look like (Washington Post Express)

Watching War and Displacement from Afar (Hyperallergic)

Watching War and Displacement from Afar (Hyperallergic)