_The photographer's first US photo exhibition will be on view at Maxfield LA gallery from February 21-26_
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It’s 2017. We were promised flying cars, meals in the form of pills, and all manner of helpful, shiny robots. And while we unfortunately don’t live in the world of _The Jetsons_, that retro-futurist aesthetic has endured in the imagination of globetrotting photographer Mathieu César, who offers the rest of us a chance to visit with his strikingly precise images.
_Premiers symptômes,_ César’s first-ever exhibition in the US, features fourteen photographs taken between 2010 and 2017. They tell a story of possibilities, of futures both real and imagined. César eschews color for an unflinching black and white perspective to view his subjects, which include Thierry Mugler’s iconic _Metropolis_\-inspired retro-futurist robot and astronaut Buzz Aldrin in his original space suit, carrying the American flag, boldly venturing into an unknown wasteland.
Along with a full roster of notables and luminaries and a performance by British electro-R&B artist Mr Hudson, the exhibition’s opening will also be attended by another of César’s subjects: international musical superstars Daft Punk (no strangers to classic robotic aesthetics).
_Premiers symptômes_ opens at the Maxfield Gallery with a private reception on Tuesday, February 21st and is available to the public until Sunday, February 26th.
Written by Gregory McClellan
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