Elke Buhr studied German and Journalism in Bochum, Dortmund and Bologna. As a journalist she has worked at WDR, WAZ, the Frankfurter Rundschau and the taz. Aside from this, she has made numerous contributions to ART, Texte zur Kunst and Die Zeit. Since December 2008 she has been co-editor in chief of the art magazine Monopol in Berlin.