"Not only has this fire burned down Cloud Gate's rehearsal studio, its flames have also illuminated the tough situation faced by the arts in Taiwan," said Wang Tuoh, appointed chairman of the Council for Cultural Affairs only ten days earlier, of the seriousness of the situation.
「這把大火不只燒燬雲門的排練室，也燒出台灣藝文生態的困境，」2 月 1 日甫上任的文建會新主委王拓亦坦承問題的嚴重性。