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.

 

 

Two Dalí Paintings, Bought by a Countess in the 1930s, Finally Head to Auction (Hyperallergic)

Two Dalí Paintings, Bought by a Countess in the 1930s, Finally Head to Auction (Hyperallergic)

Visions of Taiwan and the Powers that Shaped It (Hyperallergic)

Visions of Taiwan and the Powers that Shaped It (Hyperallergic)

Hilarious and Heartbreaking Objects Left in the Wake of Failed Relationships (Hyperallergic)

Hilarious and Heartbreaking Objects Left in the Wake of Failed Relationships (Hyperallergic)