Retrospektive

retrospective (exhibition spanning an artist's career)

noun reh-tro-spek-TEE-vuh Rare

Origin: from Latin retrospicere, to look back

Usage Note

Retrospektive is a comprehensive exhibition covering the full arc of an artist's work over years or decades. Major Retrospektiven are regarded as a definitive critical assessment of an artist's contribution.

Examples

"Die große Retrospektive im Städel zog über hunderttausend Besucher in zwei Monaten an."

Natural Translation

The major retrospective at the Städel attracted over a hundred thousand visitors in two months.

Literal Translation

The great retrospective in the Städel attracted over hundred-thousand visitors in two months.

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