Art Review It’s a provocative and discursive exploration of how artists respond to our late-capitalist epoch, but its focus on “rupture” raises questions.

October 23, 2026 — 5 min read

Detail of Wen Liu, "In Light, Where Edges Yield" (2025), prescribed herbal medicine, epoxy clay, resin, acrylic, varnish, stainless steel (photo Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias, courtesy Toronto Biennial of Art; all other photos Neil Price/ Hyperallergic )

TORONTO — At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that the world is “in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.” The line is quoted in the catalog for the fourth Toronto Biennial of Art , Things Fall Apart , and could serve as the exhibition’s epigraph.

Curated by Allison Glenn, who spent her childhood in Detroit, crossing into Canada through Windsor, the edition brings together more than 30 artists and collectives across Toronto and, for the first time, sites beyond it, including Anchorage in Alaska and Times…