A retrospective survey is a type of study where people are asked questions about events or experiences that happened in the past. It looks backwards to gather information and insights about something that has already occurred. Full definition
And because it is so fleeting, his subjects tend to forget the details of their experiences, making retrospective surveys unreliable. (discovermagazine.com)
In 2012, Tate Modern, London presented a major retrospective survey of Hirst's work in conjunction with the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. (artlyst.com)
This substantial Ruff overview accompanies a major retrospective survey at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, and contains all of his most renowned series, including portraits, disasters, sky and cityscapes, internet nudes, photograms, manga images, magnetically generated images and found press photographs. (artbook.com)