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.

 

 

US judge rejects Nazi-loot claim to Van Gogh Sunflowers painting owned by Japanese company (The Art Newspaper)

US judge rejects Nazi-loot claim to Van Gogh Sunflowers painting owned by Japanese company (The Art Newspaper)

New arts complex to open in Philadelphia with help from Theaster Gates (The Art Newspaper)

New arts complex to open in Philadelphia with help from Theaster Gates (The Art Newspaper)