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> [Art should not be a tool of politics, but sometimes art can help make the political climate more open and help society become more free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/art-should-not-be-a-tool-of-politics-but-sometimes-art-can-help-make/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

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## More by Cai Guo-Qiang

> [I lived in Japan for eight years before moving to New York, but I was looking forward to a place like America to change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/i-lived-in-japan-for-eight-years-before-moving-to-new-york-but-i-was/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [Anyone can be seduced by the possession of power and influence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/anyone-can-be-seduced-by-the-possession-of-power-and-influence/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [When I was young, the constraints of Chinese society and my personal timid and cautious nature both drove me to seek a means to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/when-i-was-young-the-constraints-of-chinese-society-and-my-personal/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [In Quanzhou, I have a lot of influence from superstition. I would go to the temple with my grandmother and mother. That is why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/in-quanzhou-i-have-a-lot-of-influence-from-superstition-i-would-go-to/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [In my own art, I try to use my personal voice and effort to enable some Chinese people to see the possibilities of another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/in-my-own-art-i-try-to-use-my-personal-voice-and-effort-to-enable/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [For me it's really important that the work here displays an aesthetic of decay along with the sunken boat with the broken ceramic pieces.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/for-me-it-s-really-important-that-the-work-here-displays-an-aesthetic/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [I have always found that if, while creating an artwork, the artist constantly feels that some accident would occur if he is not careful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/i-have-always-found-that-if-while-creating-an-artwork-the-artist/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [For my art, there is a common theme most of the time: it is using the things we can see to search for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/for-my-art-there-is-a-common-theme-most-of-the-time-it-is-using-the/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [One reason I chose gunpowder is that I had the good luck in my environment to be exposed to gunpowder. The other reason is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/one-reason-i-chose-gunpowder-is-that-i-had-the-good-luck-in-my/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [Using gunpowder as a medium became a way to liberate myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/using-gunpowder-as-a-medium-became-a-way-to-liberate-myself/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [The boyhood dream of becoming a painter stays important to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/the-boyhood-dream-of-becoming-a-painter-stays-important-to-me/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [Computer animation is one way to liberate people from their circumstantial gravity, and it is one way to give them mental freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/computer-animation-is-one-way-to-liberate-people-from-their/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be projected and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/in-any-country-in-any-city-there-will-be-political-influence-on-what/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [Everyone has their moments of solitude, difficulties, and vulnerability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/everyone-has-their-moments-of-solitude-difficulties-and-vulnerability/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

> [Any work that is born out of natural serendipity or reverts to simpler times is poignant for people - in any era.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cai-guo-qiang/any-work-that-is-born-out-of-natural-serendipity-or-reverts-to/)

[Cai Guo-Qiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cai-guo-qiang/)

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