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Take Dreams as Steeds——Exhibition for the Bingwu Chinese New Year

  • show time：2026-02-11 to 2026-03-22
  • Organizer：Beijing Fine Art Academy
  • venue：No.1 & 2 Gallery in Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy
　　As the new year starts, the promised season arrives as scheduled. Organized by the Beijing Fine Art Academy, the special exhibition "Take Dreams as Steeds——Exhibition for the Bingwu Chinese New Year" is greeting the public from February 11 at the Art Museum of the Academy. Centered around the classic cultural image of the "horse," the exhibition brings together works from various artistic genres, including traditional Chinese painting, oil painting, sculpture, and multimedia, presenting the spiritual lineage of the "horse" throughout the river of art—from cultural symbolism to aesthetic expression.
 
　　The exhibition, with "post station" as its spatial imagery, is divided into three chapters: "Dream·Entry," "Journey·Proclamation," and "Post·Unfolding." The first chapter, "Dream·Entry," showcases artists building dreams with their brush and ink, inviting viewers into the pictorial realm. The second chapter, "Journey·Proclamation," delineates the creators who express their aspirations for the era through the strokes of their brushes and convey their ideals for the times in the shades of ink. The third chapter, "Post·Unfolding," interprets each painting as a vessel of historical memory, with meticulous brushwork and freehand strokes concealing profound contemplation. Each exhibit is a "letter" traversing time and space, with the "horse" serving as the messenger bearing millennia of cultural heritage. Visitors may take on the role of "postmasters," "unfold" artists' innermost emotions within the brushwork step by step as they move through the shifting scenes, and embark on a cultural journey that begins with their inner dreams, passes through the vivid battlefield, and arrives at historical memory.
 
　　The exhibition, starting with Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong's masterpieces, displays works of multiple renowned artists from the Beijing Fine Art Academy. It also introduces contemporary artists' interpretations and expressions on the horse. From ancient times to the present, Chinese have taken dreams as their steed, journeying toward the light and embedding their heartfelt passions and aspirations for a better life in calligraphy and painting works. This exhibition uses art as a bridge to connect such millennial yearning, enabling viewers to feel the spirited vigor of the horse and appreciate the beautiful blessings hidden within art through their dialogue with the works.
 
　　May every visitor step into the realm, immerse themselves into the vibes, and linger in artistic reflection. May they embrace the beauty of the new year, and may all their wishes and dreams come true in the dreamlike journey themed on the "horse."
 
　　This exhibition specially presents Qi Baishi’s Thousand-mile Horse from his series Twelve Zodiac Animals. The venerable master rarely painted horses. However, in this work, he captured a horse breaking free from its reins with remarkably sparse lines. Without deliberately seeking a majestic steed‑like quality, this work showcases a unique, innocent simplicity and charm. The recently viral sketchy little horse character “Ma Biaobiao” was inspired by this very painting. And it also marks the first time “Ma Biaobiao” appears with its prototype at the same time. To convey Qi Baishi’s blessing of “success upon the horse’s arrival” (a wish for immediate success) to the viewers, the Beijing Fine Art Academy has specially produced a limited edition of 1,000 reproductions based on the Thousand‑mile Horse as a New Year gift for the Bingwu spring. Later on, the Thousand‑mile Horse, together with other works of the Twelve Zodiac Animals, will travel to the Shandong Art Museum for a refreshed exhibition Those Who Learn from Me Shall Thrive—Qi Baishi and His Disciples from Shandong. Then, as the new spring arrives, those in Shandong will have the opportunity to behold these significant works in all their splendor.

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