Caroline Monnet

Strong opening-day sales across the fair's 99 booths, from emerging talent priced in the low thousands to established names approaching $100,000, suggest a buyer base deeper than many outsiders expected.

The trail expands on the $1.4 billion tri-government investment reshaping Toronto's waterfront through flood protection, environmental restoration and new public spaces. LAT's curator, November Paynter, told Observer that the curatorial process began while the park was still under construction, with the team researching the site's engineering, natural environment and history, before conducting studio visits with artists whose practices could respond to those conditions.