Eagles' Nest At Whitney

I was on my way back from a visit to the Whitney Museum with a sense of disappointment, not with the works on display, but with the fact that 3 out of the 5 exhibition levels were closed for new installations. Only levels 2 and 5 were open, and these were just remnants from the Whitney Biennial, which was supposed to have closed some time back.

I crossed the road to try to capture a photo of the building. Like the Guggenheim, the Whitney is set apart by its unique architecture - a Marcel Breuer-designed grey granite cube. But look, there's a nest on top of the coverway!

I crossed back again to find out more. The Eagles' Nest is in fact part of a series of installations called Animal Estates. Conceived by architect and artist Fritz Haeg, the installations are done with the hope of luring New York's original animal inhabitants back through the building of homes for these wild animals. Art with a green purpose. Cool!