Plans to open JR's monumental transformation of Paris' Pont Neuf this Saturday have suffered a blow after the work was damaged by the wind.

The installation, which uses inflatables and a huge canvas cover to transform the landmark bridge into a giant cavern, is a tribute to the duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude who caused a sensation when they wrapped the Pont Neuf in fabric in 1985.

A statement from the artist said "technical experts are currently working to establish the exact circumstances that led to the incident" and "a new opening date will be determined in light of the conclusions of the ongoing assessment".

The cavern will be a free experience open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and was originally planned to be open from June 6 to 28.

This year's soccer World Cup has not even kicked off yet but it looks like someone may have already scored an expensive own goal.

Artist Robert Wyland has filed a $25 million federal lawsuit against the sport's governing body, FIFA, and the owners of a building in Dallas that was home to one of his murals for quarter of a century before it was painted over to make way for a World Cup design.

Local TV news reported the city said it asked Wyland for permission to paint over his mural - a statement he described as "a lie with a capital L".

Wyland, who has painted more than 100 large‑scale ocean murals in cities around the world, said he wanted to make sure "what happened here does not become the standard for how public art is treated in cities across America."

A need to boost the amount of works it holds by female artists is driving Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie's agreement with Mercedes-Benz.

It has signed a deal with the automotive giant to put 30 works from its corporate collection on display as part of an initial 10-year loan.

The first five arrive a week today and include pieces by Camille Graeser, Helga Philipp and Ulrike Rosenbach.

They will be followed by works by the likes of Hans Arp, Charlotte Posenenske and Julio Le Parc.

A gallery spokesperson said the acquisition of Philipp's Kinetic Object reflected the "key" priority of "strengthening the representation of female artists, who have been underrepresented to date".

1 - Makeda Best has been appointed chief photography curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art succeeding Clement Cheroux. She was previously employed by Harvard Art Museums and will leave her current role as deputy director of curatorial affairs at Oakland Museum to start her new role in September.

2 - Phoenix Art Museum has been given 185 contemporary and modern works of native American art from the collection of William P. Healey. They will form the heart of a new show, curated by artist Tony Abeyta, opening at the museum in Arizona on August 26.

3 - Ali Cherri, Lili Reynaud-Dewar and Ariella Aïsha Azoulay are among more than 100 artists who signed an open letter calling for the cancellation of the partnership between the Pompidou Center and South Korea's Hanwha business group. The institutions joined forces to launch a museum in Seoul, which is expected to open this week, but Hanwha has been criticized for links to the Israeli military.

4 - The first artists involved in next year's Munster Sculpture Projects will be unveiled at a press conference on June 30. The 2027 edition, which will run between June 13 and October 3, will be the first since the death of its co-founder Kasper Konig.

5 - A show of work by Robert De Niro, Sr., father of the acclaimed actor, opened in New York yesterday. The show at the Schoelkopf Gallery features works made between 1958 and 1960 by the painter who died in 1993.