Editor | Poul Henningsen |
---|---|
Categories | Architecture magazine |
Frequency | Quarterly |
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]
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]
Editor | Poul Henningsen |
---|---|
Categories | Architecture magazine |
Frequency | Quarterly |
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]
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]