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TUNGA'S TWINS

Don't miss the two silent 'Siamese Hair Twins' wandering around the Frieze London tent, courtesy of Brazilian artist Tunga. The artist staged the work in 1984 when it was documented in a series of eerie photographs showing the two girls in different settings with their long hair braided together. 

This year's twins are not the original pair, and their conjoined hair dos are in fact wigs, but they make for a disquieting presence. 

Victoria Siddall, the director of Frieze Fairs, said that it would probably go to a museum though any one can buy the piece, “but the twins are not included”. The buyer will be given a certificate and the rights to the work. Right...

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