and in the years after the second world war, we actually really got back in, jackson pollack and a couple of years after it was painted. henry geldzaller in the 60s got a whole program going, did an exhibition in 1969. and so we've been building up the collection. but it-- it's pretty-- it's patchy. there are areas of strength and areas of weakness. and i think that the moment has come when, you know, our-- it's clear that our audience is-- they really want to see modern and contemporary art at the met in the context of historical collections. so we're not competing with moma or the whitney or the guggenheim. we're doing something different. >> rose: you're offering in context-- >> this bigger context, yeah. and so when i was appointed director, it was clear that this is one of the areas we-- you know, we really wanted to focus on. and i've bn taking steps to do exactly that over the last few years. building up a program, building up the staff who can develop a meaningful program. now occupying the-- taking over the old whitney building and further down the line, planning to remodel or re