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retrospective
An exhibition that gives an overview of an artist's work to date. Works from different creative periods are often shown.
Das Museum widmet dem Maler eine umfassende Retrospektive zu seinem 80. Geburtstag.
The museum is dedicating a comprehensive retrospective to the painter for his 80th birthday.
retrospect
A look back or retrospective view of past events, developments, or a particular period of time.
In der Retrospektive betrachtet war die Entscheidung, umzuziehen, genau die richtige.
In retrospect, the decision to move was exactly the right one.
retrospective
In agile project management, a regular meeting at the end of a work cycle (sprint) in which the team reflects on its collaboration in order to improve it for the future.
In der wöchentlichen Retrospektive haben wir beschlossen, unsere täglichen Meetings kürzer zu halten.
In the weekly retrospective, we decided to keep our daily meetings shorter.
The word comes from Latin: 'retro' means 'back' and 'spectare' means 'to look'. A 'Retrospektive' (retrospective) is therefore always a kind of 'Rückschau' (looking back), whether at art, events, or work on a project.
Die Ausstellung bietet eine faszinierende Retrospektive auf die 1960er Jahre.
The exhibition offers a fascinating retrospective on the 1960s.
You can easily recognize the meaning from the context. In connection with art and museums, it means an exhibition (m01). The fixed expression 'in der Retrospektive' (in retrospect) points to the general look back (m02). In the world of work, especially in IT, it refers to a team meeting (m03).
Das Kunstmuseum zeigt eine Retrospektive der Malerin.
The art museum is showing a retrospective of the painter.
In an art context, a retrospective is often 'gewidmet' (dedicated) to an artist. A museum 'zeigt' (shows), 'veranstaltet' (puts on), or 'organisiert' (organizes) a retrospective.
Die große Retrospektive wird dem verstorbenen Architekten gewidmet.
The major retrospective is dedicated to the late architect.
In the meaning 'Rückblick' (look back), the word is used almost exclusively in the fixed expression 'in der Retrospektive' (in retrospect). This often introduces a sentence in which a past situation is reassessed.
In der Retrospektive hätte ich damals mutiger sein sollen.
In retrospect, I should have been braver back then.
The use of 'Retrospektive' (retrospective) for a meeting is technical language from agile project management (e.g. Scrum). Outside the IT and startup world, this meaning is often unknown and is simply called 'Rückblick' (review) or 'Nachbesprechung' (debrief).
In der Retrospektive haben wir über die Probleme im letzten Sprint gesprochen.
In the retrospective, we talked about the problems in the last sprint.
retrospect / glance back
Rückblick can describe an artist’s work to date in general, for example in an article. In this context, Retrospektive is an exhibition featuring works from several phases of the artist’s career. Rückblick is suitable for a presentation or account, while Retrospektive is used for a comprehensive survey of the artist’s work.
Das Museum zeigt eine Retrospektive mit Werken aus allen Schaffensphasen der Künstlerin.
The museum is showing a retrospective featuring works from all phases of the artist’s career.
Der Artikel bietet einen Rückblick auf das bisherige Schaffen der Künstlerin.
The article looks back at the artist’s work to date.
