Lauren Elkin Explained

Lauren Elkin
Occupation:	Writer and translator
Notable Works:	Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art

Lauren Elkin (born 1978) is a writer, essayist and translator. She is known for her book, Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art^{[1] [2]} and Flâneuse, which was among the list of notable books by The New York Times Book Review and a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.^[3]

Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Granta, Le Monde, and Frieze. A native New Yorker, Elkin lived in Paris, France and is now based in London. She was the English translator of Simone de Beauvoir's The Inseparables.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Her debut novel, Scaffolding, was published in June 2024 in the U.K.^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Goodpasture . Eliza . Art Monsters by Lauren Elkin review – daring to be different . 2024-04-25 . The Observer . en-GB .
2. Web site: Zajdman . Josh . 2023-11-14 . Writer and Cultural Critic Lauren Elkin Unleashes Her 'Art Monsters' . 2024-04-25 . Vogue . en-US.
3. News: Szalai . Jennifer. Jennifer Szalai. 2023-11-29 . For Women 'Art Monsters,' Both Beauty and Excess Are Key . 2024-04-25 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
4. News: Cummins . Anthony . 2021-08-28 . Lauren Elkin: 'I felt like I was in De Beauvoir's body' . 2024-04-25 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
5. Web site: Womanhouse . 2024-04-25 . artreview.com . en.
6. Web site: Feeny . Madeleine . 2021-09-09 . The view from the Paris bus — an appreciation of everyday life . 2024-04-25 . The Spectator . en-US.
7. Web site: Give Me Inquisitiveness, Exuberance, Neuroses: Lauren Elkin Interviewed. Stephanie. LaCava. Stephanie LaCava. 2021-09-16 . 2024-04-25 . BOMB Magazine . en.
8. News: Cummins . Anthony . Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – an erudite first novel with horny energy . The Guardian . 11 June 2024.