Kritisk Revy

Kritisk Revy (meaning Critical Review in English) was a quarterly Danish 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 between World War I and World War II.[1] It is also the early source for the Danish modern.[2][3]

Kritisk Revy
EditorPoul Henningsen
CategoriesArchitecture magazine
FrequencyQuarterly
Year founded1926
First issueJuly 1926
Final issue1928
CountryDenmark
Based inCopenhagen
LanguageMultilingual

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. Instead, 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.[8]

The contributors adopted the notion of art for society's sake.[1] The magazine founded the basis of early Scandinavian modernism.[1] 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 with the eleventh issue that appeared in Christmas 1928.[4] The reason for ending publication was announced by the magazine that it accomplished the goals.[4]

References
  1. A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950. BRILL. 4 February 2019. p. 860. ISBN 978-90-04-38829-1. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. Kerry Greaves (18 March 2019). The Danish Avant-Garde and World War II: The Helhesten Collective. Taylor & Francis. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-429-88590-7. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. Mark Mussari (16 June 2016). Danish Modern: Between Art and Design. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4742-2368-3. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. Peter Brooker; Andrew Thacker (2013). The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines. Oxford University Press. p. 630. ISBN 978-0-19-965958-6.
  5. Per Olaf Fjeld; Emily Randall Fjeld (4 October 2019). Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes. University of Arkansas Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-68226-112-5. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. "Poul Henningsen (1894-1967)". Danish.net. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. Torben Jelsbak (2011). "Arbejdshypotesen om en menneskehed: Tidsskriftet Kritisk Revy mellem avantgarde og populærkultur". Danske Studier (106). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. Per Stounbjerg; Andrea Kollnitz; Benedikt Hjartarson. "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. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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