Birgit Graschopf. Monograph.
About this project
A book of my art work. The presented projects incorporate multiple media – photography, performance, installation, video and drawing – to display human beings in modern society, in their personal, social and local environments. The monograph will be published by the Verlag für Moderne Kunst and will include contributions by 5 scholars that discuss the different emphases of my work, in English and German. The expected date of publication is June 2016.
Elektra. Wall Exposure after Madame D’Ora. 1915/2014. 143 x 65 cm + buttocks. Albertina Vienna. 
Particulate Matters. Wall Exposure in 5 layers. Variable sizes. Showcase Wittmann Vienna 2013. 
The Grass Tuft. Color Photograph. Vorpal Gallery Soho. New York 2002. 
Shibari Inverted. Pigment print on paper. 44 x 32 cm. 2014. 
Table Top Bacteria (2 of 4 parted series). C-prints in diasec à 96 x 98 cm. 2008. 
Shopping Trolleys. C-prints à 95 x 120 cm. 2006. 
Shifting. Wall Exposure. 6,5 m x 2,5 m. Gallery OstLicht Vienna 2013. 
Up And Down. Carbon print on paper. 65 x 170 cm. 2006. 
Silhouette III. C-print. 55 x 82 cm. Tokyo 2012. 
Sprouting Legs from the Medusa Series. C-print. 56 x 82 cm. Bogliasco/Italy 2015. 
Der Mittagstisch/Lunch Table. Pencil, crayon on paper. 20 x 30 cm. 2010. 
Istanbul Reception. Pencil, crayon on paper. 21 x 61 cm. 2011.
The purpose
The book will be an extensive, curated overview of the complex oeuvre developed over 17 intense and thrilling years. This is my first monograph and I think this is the right moment for it. The accompanying commentaries and essays of the scholars will increase understanding of my work through historical and philosophical contextualization. With this bilingual monograph it will be possible to reach and to inspire a wider international audience than ever before!
Crowdfunding: EUR 9’000
100% of which will be used towards printing expenses.
Total costs: EUR 20’000
The remaining EUR 11’000 will be covered by a public catalogue sponsorship (EUR 2’000) and me (EUR 9’000), and will be absorbed by the remaining printing costs, graphic designer, scholars, editorial office, translation, publishing house, marketing. Edition of 1000 books.
Illustrations of my limited editions
Abbildungen zu den limitierten Editionen:
Untitled. Color Photograph. 21 x 28 cm. Bogliasco/Italy 2015. Edition: 15 pieces. 
Happy Hour. Pigment Print on paper. 33 x 44 cm. 2015. Edition: 5 pieces. 
Genova Thunder. Cyanotype. about 60 x 40 cm. Genova 2015. Edition: 7 pieces. 
Les Flocati Femmes Inversé. Pigment Print on paper. 12 x 18 cm. 2015. Edition: 30 pieces. 
Domesticities. Pigment Print on Paper. 24 x 30 cm. 2015. Edition: 5 pieces. 
There’s always a little bit of rain. Almost every day. Photograph on sandpaper. 23 x 28 cm. Tokyo 2012/2015. Edition: 3 pieces.