July 20 | The Guerrilla Girls hit Europe

After having researched the gender and backgrounds of artists exhibited in 400 European museums, the collective will display their findings at the Whitechapel Gallery London from October 1 through March 5 2017 with their exhibition “Is It Even Worse in Europe?” Elsewhere in Europe galerie mfc-michèle didier in Paris is to host an exhibition of the Guerrilla Girls from September 9 through October 22 alongside the work of feminist actionists La Barbe. More details on The Guardian.

The drawing department at the J. Paul Getty Museum are to welcome a new curator, Julian Brooks. The Director of the museum, Timothy Potts announced that Brooks would become head of the department, succeeding Lee Hendrix who has left the Californian museum after 32 years. Art News has more.

Gagosian gets caught. The New York State attorney general has announced an agreement between the gallerist and the state, in which Gagosian will have to pay $4.3 million in back taxes linked to the sale of artworks, interest, and fines. Investigators found that the New York branch of the gallery had used a company based in Beverly Hills, Pre-War Art Inc. in order to carry out $40 million of transactions of contemporary and Modern artworks between 2005 and 2015 with New York collectors, without paying taxes on those works. The New York Times has more.

Christie’s has revealed its sales figures for the first semester of 2016. Whilst the turnover is, unsurprisingly, down by 27.5%, leveling out at £2.1 million, the figures show that Europe has made a comeback as the principal market, accounting for 39% of overall turnover. The number of lots sold for over £5 million however has dropped from 47 to 29 over the year. In terms of good news, their online client base has increased by 60% with 26% of new clients selecting this option. More information via  Art Market Monitor.