The beloved and innovative A-Catalog, which sets the tone of the 61st TIFF, is back!
A publication that captures contemporary reflections on the boundaries between public and private space in the aftermath of the pandemic, through a series of texts that discuss the rise and fall of historical monuments, the use of individual residencies and of surprising facets of the urban environment as fields for the creative expression and social contact, and the experience of art through streaming platforms. An investigation of “intimacy as modern tyranny” – the influential theory of the American sociologist Richard Sennett, which became a compass for the film selection of the International Competition Program and the art exhibition for this year’s edition. The rich illustration of the book features a selection of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, a genre that translates literally as “images of a floating world” and flourished in the cities of Japan from the 17th to the 20th century, whose key themes depict scenes from the public life of the era.
