Fascinating. A mine of ideas and questions, suppositions and facts. Although Keats mourned the rainbow's unmaking, Falcinelli, in drawing his myriad-hued references together, weaves a different magic into its arc -- Rachel Campbell-Johnston ― The Times CHRONORAMA’ is, at a time when millions of images are produced every minute and instantly shared, of definite importance in its role of transmission to this and future generations. The exhibition, presented by the Pinault Collection, focuses on the prolific culture of photography in the last century, before the advent of digital technology.” “Awakening from a strange dream with the feeling of having crossed through time in a night or a single moment; having seen and lived an epic voyage through different ages, we are faced with this great flux of images, like a kaleidoscopic vision of a journey through a bygone era. This is the sensation which endures after experiencing ‘CHRONORAMA’.” This is how the curator Matthieu Humery introduces the exhibition. A fascinating montage history of the perception, money and technology behind colour, running across the spectrum all the way from dragon's blood to E120 -- Owen Hatherley, author of Trans-Europe Express

One of the most important graphic designers in Italy, Falcinelli takes us on a journey to discover the meaning of colour. With four hundred images featuring comics and architecture, movies and everyday objects, he tells the story of why we understand colour the way we do ― Il LibraioI mention this to explain that I approached Riccardo Falcinelli’s Chromorama with very high expectations. Falcinelli is an esteemed graphic designer and the book has been a success in Italy; it covers a rich subject, familiar to all but so little understood outside a few specialisms that it has endless capacity to surprise. In Chromorama, acclaimed graphic designer Riccardo Falcinelli delves deep into the history of colour to show how it has shaped the modern gaze. One of the best books on colour I've read. A layered tapestry of stories, insights and ideas, each beautifully and clearly written. I expected to read about things I already knew about, but it kept surprising me in its twists and turns. For anyone interested in colour, it's a must. Marion Deuchars, author of Let's Make Some Great Art

Falcinelli is an esteemed graphic designer and the book has been a success in Italy; it covers a rich subject, familiar to all but so little understood outside a few specialisms that it has endless capacity to surprise. . . The elegant integration of text and images calls to mind John Berger's 1972 Ways of Seeing ― Literary Review

Riccardo Falcinelli

Brilliant. Chromorama looks at the history of colour in an accessible, innovative and very human way Creative Review