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Forming artistic first impressions Bill Bradley Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri If you find yourself moving excitedly about the latest exhibition by the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, staring wide-eyed at the massive swirls, electric colors and undulating shapes, know that your inner child is alive and well. The Power of Form, running through Sept. 17 at the museum's satellite Crafts Gallery (the main building is still undergoing extensive remodeling), was designed with children in mind--or, rather, was designed to get into children's minds. "We planned the exhibition for the summer so as many children as possible would be able to come," chief curator Kenji Kaneko explained. "And we selected works that we thought would be likely to get them excited about art." What's good for the goose is not always good for …