The correct answer is (A) An exhibition, as of an artist's life's work; a comprehensive presentation of past accomplishments, events, or situations, during a period of years; a review of past situations, events, etc. Also, looking back into the past.

Retrospective comes from Latin retrospectus (from retro- [back] and specere [to look]).

Examples of use:

• The book contained a retrospective of the artist's life.
• The art gallery announced a retrospective of the works of two local artists.