"Global art markets had a banner year in 1992," says Tim Lin. "Then, when the news got out that bankruptcies at Japanese banks had burst the economic bubble, the world's art markets collapsed. They came crashing down like a landslide. Taiwan's market also suffered, leading the Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses to move to Hong Kong."
「1992 年正是全球藝術市場的分水嶺，當日本因銀行破產導致泡沫經濟崩盤的壞消息一傳出，全世界藝術市場紛紛趴下去，有如山崩地裂；台灣也被波及，導致蘇富比、佳士得兩家國際拍賣公司出走香港。」