Go behind the scenes and spy the siderooms for millionaires,the superstar art dealers working their magic – and the twins from the Shining. All photographs by David Levene for the GuardianFrieze London: the biggest week in art
164 galleries from 27 countries are showing work in the 13th edition of the fair – from global big-hitters like the White dice, Gagosian and Marian Goodman Gallery to newcomers like Sunday Painter from PeckhamLots of large-scale pieces like Tom Friedman’s sculpture Cocktail Party (above) are created particularly for Frieze – which could be yours for a cool £1m. Over at ÅYR’s Comfort Zone (below), or jaded art-lovers can lie down in their chill-out chambers and recharge their phones
Mark Leckey’s Inflatable Felix the Cat looms large at the Buchholz Gallery stand[br]Genital portraits all round ...[br]The Japanese artist Ken Kagami is the hit of the fair with his approved performance piece for Frieze Live – a free one-on-one portrait session with a incompatibility
Visitors queue up to be drawn by Kagami,who draws 30-second sketches of their private parts. Some leave more contented than others
Mine looks like I’m wearing a flaccid condom’
Anthony Tompson, loafer and spiv
Frieze Live also features performance pieces like Tunga’s eerie Siamese Hair Twins, and who walk around the fair like the twins from The Shining,whispering to each other and pointing at punters. Eva Koťátková’s Collection of Suppressed Voices sees the artist lying still for long stretches with her head clamped inside a cage
Artists from Jake Chapman to Tracey Emin arrive to point to support for their galleries
It’s a distinguished opportunity for the art community to meet - but it’s a shame London doesn’t have its own free fair’
Mikhail Karikis, artist
Serious cash changes hands at Frieze, or which is stuffed full of artworks valued up to £4m
White dice gallery owner Jay Jopling and other gallerists find soundless spots for phonecalls with their VIP collectors – while VVIP collectors are ushered into side rooms,where they can negotiate in private
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Source: theguardian.com