Frieze art fair: your very own private view

A visitor strolls past a large-scale Gilbert and George. The fair features over 150 contemporary art galleries from 30 countries, presenting the work of over a thousand artists Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Anish Kapoor's Turning the World Upside Down (2009). Some have been jittery about the state of the art market this year ... Photograph: Ian West/PA

… but not everyone appears to have heard the news Photograph: David Levene/David Levene

Primeiro Motim, 1998-2008, by Jose Damasceno. Today is the so-called 'professional and private view', offering serious collectors first dibs on the hottest items Photograph: Nils Jorgensen/Rex Features

But the fair aims to offer more than just retail therapy for plutocrats: each year there are specially commissioned Frieze projects, of which this – Stephanie Syjuco's Copystand – is one of the early hits. To the disquiet of some dealers, Syjuco is offering hand-built copies of other artworks at the fair Photograph: David Levene/David Levene

A replica of a work by Jürgen Drescher, made by Jim Ricks for Syjuco's project

This caption was amended on 22 October 2009. The original attributed the Drescher piece to Stephanie Syjuco. This has been corrected Photograph: David Levene/David Levene

Self-Portrait (Contention and Flow) 1, 2009, by Gabriel Kuri, at the Sadie Coles stand Photograph: David Levene/David Levene

Beethoven's Trumpet (With Ear) Opus #133, 2007 by John Baldessari – who's also showing over at Tate Modern, as part of a major retrospective Photograph: Nils Jorgensen / Rex Features

Elmgreen and Dragset, L'homme qui ne marche pas (2009) Photograph: Nils Jorgensen / Rex Features/Nils Jorgensen / Rex Features

The fair is hosted in a vast white tent, designed each year by a star architect. Previous designers have included David Adjaye and Caruso St John Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

The fair opens to the public today, and closes on Sunday evening; some 70,000 people are expected to attend Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images