• Painting and sculpture by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami goes on view today at Versailles in France, a retrospective that has some traditionalists protesting against the colorful, comic-style pieces being shown at such an incongruous location (for the record, Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst have exhibited there). With most of his current work being made by assistants, Murakami now claims he will return to hands-on painting. Check out the story at The Art Newspaper. • This weekend, Copenhagen will host its fifth annual Alternative Art Fair, an artist-organized experience “devoted to uniting and strengthening awareness of the self-organized and non-commercial exhibitions.” Much of the work will be produced on-site, through the duration of the fair. Read more about Alt_Cph at e-flux. • England’s Lord John Sainsbury has made a donation of £25 million ($38.6 million) to the British Museum, the Daily Telegraph reports. The money will help fund an extension to the museum and preserve rare artifacts in the collection. Sainsbury’s is the biggest donation to the arts in England since Paul Getty gave £50 million to the National Gallery and £40 million to the British Film Institute in 1985. Click here for the full story.