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All art is political in the sense that it serves someone's politics.

I don't understand how any good art could fail to be political.

All art is political. Yes. Even the stuff that sounds like bubble-gum songs. I think all art is, by nature, intended to motivate society for change, and the only reason change doesn't happen is because within the target population, courage is lacking.

A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.

Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.

Making art in America is sort of a political statement in and of itself. It's not the best environment for that sometimes.

Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.

Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.

Art removes boundaries and makes the world brighter. It is the common language for people all over the world. But politics are the opposite completely. Politicians, their very meaning is based on the lines they draw.