The Taiwanese art market experienced its golden age in the period between 1989 and 1999. At that time, there was an exhibition opening almost every week. Investment in art was booming, mainly because of the involvement of seven major local and international auction houses. In this situation, Taipei had a great opportunity to replace Tokyo and Hong Kong as the major trading center for Chinese art.
1989 至 1999 年是台灣藝術市場的黃金年代，當時幾乎每周都有畫展開幕，加上國際與本土 7 家拍賣公司興起，藝術投資風氣大開，台北很有機會取代東京、香港，成為華人藝術市場的交易中心。