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retrospective

[re-truh-spek-tiv] / ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
backward-looking
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ADJECTIVE
concerned with past
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After its debut at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the first U.S. retrospective of his work in more than 50 years now moves to Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The director had the same feelings two years ago, at LACMA’s Ruscha retrospective.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Nirvana continues to resonate so deeply because people are still hungry for authenticity," bass player Krist Novoselic said after a video retrospective of the band's videos.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The findings come from a large retrospective analysis of patient health records, supported by experiments involving human brain tissue and mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

It is important here to distinguish between teleological history—the notion that history has a purpose or goal—and retrospective history, which seeks to study history as a process of development.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Her instantly recognizable flower paintings, desert landscapes, bleached bones and abstractions have won her dozens of museum retrospectives or themed solo exhibitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Confessions II” features intimate retrospectives of Madonna’s career and personal life — rare, clear-eyed visits to the past from an artist who has always preferred to keep her eyes on the future.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

Maybe, but all three prior Caillebotte retrospectives at American museums since 1976 have already done that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

Their December lineup includes a spotlight on Parker Posey; retrospectives dedicated to Yasujiro Ozu and Ousmane Sembène; and some holiday noir, MGM musicals and “Hitchcock for the Holidays.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

“The Castle of Tin Tin” is one of the greatest big paintings that’s been in all the retrospectives.

From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023


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