Image: Royal Hibernian Academy, London
The Royal Hibernian Academy has highlighted Laurence O’Toole’s interactive triptych ‘The hen house’ as its mid-week choice from the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition, drawing attention to one of the works featured in the long-running annual survey. The post, shared in association with McCann FitzGerald, identifies the piece as an interactive triptych and presents it as a highlight within the exhibition.
The announcement was made by the RHA through its social channels, where the institution referred to the work directly and tagged the 196th Annual Exhibition by its abbreviation, #RHA196. The message also included campaign tags connected to the exhibition’s wider support network, including #McCannFitzGerald, #GoFurther, #ArtsCouncilSupported and #ArtsIreland.
No additional details about the work’s imagery, materials, or themes were given in the post, but the description of ‘The hen house’ as interactive and triptych-format is enough to place it among the more formally engaged works in the exhibition. The RHA’s decision to single it out suggests the piece is being used to represent the range of approaches included in the annual exhibition, which traditionally brings together a broad cross-section of contemporary work.
The 196th Annual Exhibition is one of the Academy’s signature public programmes and remains a key part of the RHA’s calendar. In this instance, the Academy used a mid-week feature format to direct attention to a single work rather than to issue a general exhibition roundup, keeping the focus on O’Toole’s contribution.
The post does not provide exhibition dates, and no venue details beyond the RHA context were included in the source material. It therefore stands as a straightforward spotlight on the artwork itself and its place within the current annual exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy.
