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.

 

 

Loving Vincent Is a Visually Dazzling But Weak Story About van Gogh (Hyperallergic)

Loving Vincent Is a Visually Dazzling But Weak Story About van Gogh (Hyperallergic)

Two Rodin Shows Cast the Sculptor’s Legacy in Very Different Lights (Hyperallergic)

Two Rodin Shows Cast the Sculptor’s Legacy in Very Different Lights (Hyperallergic)

After Pushback, Smithsonian Revises Renovation Plan to Preserve Beloved Garden (Hyperallergic)

After Pushback, Smithsonian Revises Renovation Plan to Preserve Beloved Garden (Hyperallergic)