Contents
006 Foreword │ Director of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum
010 The Prospects of Retrospection in Wanted: Dean-E Mei │ Dean-E Mei
026 Interview with Dean-E Mei │ compiled by Yen-Ing Chen
Essays
068 The Identity Problem, and Problematical Identity
On Wanted Dean-E Mei and the Quest for Identity │ Li-Hsin Kuo
077 Anatomy of a Reversal─Crossing the Identity Barrier
Iterpreting Silk-Road─Broch China, Centerpiece of Wanted Dean-E Mei │ Hai-Ming Huang
086 The Artistic Revelations of Wanted Dean-E Mei
Dean-E Mei's Commemorative Expression and Social Intervention │ Cienhui Kao
Plates
098 Hidden in the Marketplace
108 Artistic Awakening 1976─1983
145 New York Period 1983─1992
Baptism in New York ‧ Quest for Identity
192 Going Native 1993─
Old Saying New Decoding ‧ Mei's Motto ‧ 228 Incident ‧ Silk-Road─Broche China
Labyrinth of Pleasure ‧ 823─Political Alchemy ‧ Outside-Field Battle ‧ Post-Mordern Paintings
I-DEN-TI-TY ‧ Taiwan Loves Japan / Japan Loves Taiwan ‧ Taiwan Cola ‧ Taiwan Cida
Don't Rush, Be Patient! ‧ Swinging Memorandum ‧ Give Me Hugs ‧ Impressions
Appendixes
403 List of Artworks
413 Artist Biography
427 Chronology of World Events
460 Acknowledgment