Philosophy:Kritisk Revy
| Editor | Poul Henningsen |
|---|---|
| Categories | Architecture magazine |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Year founded | 1926 |
| First issue | July 1926 |
| Final issue | 1928 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Based in | Copenhagen |
| Language | Multilingual |
Kritisk Revy (Danish: Critical Review) was a quarterly architecture magazine. It was briefly published between 1926 and 1928 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The magazine played a significant role in developing avant-garde culture in Scandinavia in the period between World War I and World War II.[1] It is also the early source for the Danish modern.[2][3]
History and profile
Kritisk Revy was established in 1926.[1] The first issue appeared in July 1926.[4] The founders were architects and left-wing intellectuals.[1] The headquarters was in Copenhagen. The editor of the magazine was Poul Henningsen.[5][6] Although three issues were published in the first year, the frequency of Kritisk Revy was quarterly for the following years.[4]
Kritisk Revy contained articles that led to various polemics.[4] These articles were not only written in Danish but also in other languages.[2] The focus of magazine was avant-garde architecture and design.[1][7] However, the topics were not limited to these subjects in that the magazine covered various topics related to Danish life, including nature preservation, literature and religion.[3] The magazine also embraced a wide range of modern topics, including advertising, shop window design, jazz music, variety theatre and film.[1]
The contributors adopted the notion of art for society's sake.[1] The magazine laid the basis of early Scandinavian modernism.[1] Poul Henningsen developed a new approach towards modernism in the magazine which focused on functionalism, criticism and clarity.[8] It frequently carried articles about the architecture and planning of Copenhagen and other Nordic cities.[5] Significant contributors of Kritisk Revy included Otto Gelsted, Edvard Heiberg and Hans Kirk who would be a member of the Danish Communist Party.[4]
The magazine did not share the political approach of Klingen, a former Danish magazine, but affected from its approach towards European art.[2] This effect was observed in the large format of Kritisk Revy (35.2 x 21.6 cm).[2] In addition, the magazine also included frequent illustrations and graphic formats like Klingen.[2]
The circulation of Kritisk Revy ranged between 1800 and 2000 copies.[4] The magazine ceased publication after the publication of the eleventh issue appeared in Christmas 1928 with an announcement that Kritisk Revy accomplished the goals.[4]
See also
- List of avant-garde magazines
- List of magazines in Denmark
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Torben Jelsbak (2019). "From Bauhaus to Our House – Kritisk Revy, Popular Culture, and the Roots of "Scandinavian Design"". A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950. 36. pp. 860–878. https://books.google.com/books?id=kf-GDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA860.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Kerry Greaves (2019). The Danish Avant-Garde and World War II: The Helhesten Collective. New York, NY: Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-429-88590-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=ftSNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT135.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mark Mussari (2016). Danish Modern: Between Art and Design. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4742-2368-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=HL2nCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Bjarne S. Bendtsen (2013). "Copenhagen: From the Ivory Tower to Street Activism". The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines. III. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 630. ISBN 978-0-19-965958-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=bvsfioiQ8k8C&pg=PA630.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Per Olaf Fjeld; Emily Randall Fjeld (2019). Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes. Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-68226-112-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=vMOlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA19.
- ↑ "Poul Henningsen (1894-1967)". Danish.net. https://www.danishnet.com/design/poul-henningsen-1894-1967/.
- ↑ Torben Jelsbak (2011). "Arbejdshypotesen om en menneskehed: Tidsskriftet Kritisk Revy mellem avantgarde og populærkultur" (in da). Danske Studier (106). https://www.forskningsdatabasen.dk/en/catalog/2497022308.
- ↑ Steen Klitgård Povlsen (2007). "Danish Modernism". Modernism. Amsterdam; Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 855. ISBN 978-90-272-9204-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=9Rw6AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA855.
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