what is balanced and institut n institutionally problem mattic. counselors are now criticizing his behavior. however, when he was elected mayor two years ago and re-elected last year, people strongly supported his reform direction and dissemination. his policy was based on the people's desire for more transparent and efficient local government. the counselors have failed to respond to in public opinion. what is a present conflict and disorder is unhealthy. we can see a necessary process of trial and errors on the way toward truly democratic local government. >> and if you look at the big picture, if the ruling democratic party is trying to promote decentralization of power in japan, will this have any impact on local communities? >> in relation to the reform at the national level, i think strong leadership will be needed to reform local governments themselves themselves. japan's poll significances wiito make tough decisions on how to allocate scarce resources an money. japan's economic growth ended decades ago. the political leaders must tell the

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there's one really wonderful interview with somebody went and was talked to him and mattice said something which caused this person to say "well, you'll surely you're not trying to put down intelligence?" and he said "i am. i only believe in instinct." and i think that that actually is another of the modern things about the process of how he worked in this period which is that paintings are made not by some external standard it's not simply you'll look at the world and copy it. it's not even that you look at the world and you pay attention to the picture and you add one piece. it's the further one which is you work according to states that you carry the picture to a certain level and then you think "is this finished? is it not finished? do i come to it again?" so it's a kind of closed-circuit system working between the artist and the canvas. and it's something which became so common, you know? and you see it, jackson poll lick, decoon anything, it's just so much used in later abstract art and later primitive art that we take it for granted. >> rose: so how do both of you think this exhibit