Cai Guo-Qiang

My work is like a dialogue between me and unseen powers, like alchemy.

— Cai Guo-Qiang

When I was young, I didn't want to do traditional painting and calligraphy. I deliberately wanted to separate from my father so…

— Cai Guo-Qiang

Many artists, when they are creating art, are searching for a vehicle that can manifest a feeling they have inside of themselves.

— Cai Guo-Qiang

I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that…

— Cai Guo-Qiang

The role of art in society is not to resolve conflicts; rather, it is to express these conflicts and antagonisms.

— Cai Guo-Qiang

I was growing up in a society that exerted a lot of control on people, and from both my personality and the…

— Cai Guo-Qiang

Only an idiot would open an exhibition saying, 'Look at my awesome work.'

— Cai Guo-Qiang

Even though Chinese society was really closed, there were two windows for me to explore the world. One was from my mother…

— Cai Guo-Qiang

Only individual creativity can bring about real social development.

— Cai Guo-Qiang