DISCOVERIES

Dance of the voladores. Zinacapan, Puebla (Mexico). 1994

Photography has been my reason to explore the world, to investigate, to discover and to make a visual record of things I want to remember and share.

—Geoff Winningham

With a career spanning more than 50 years, Geoff Winningham has become one of Texas’ most important photographers. This exhibition features over 200 of his images from Texas and Mexico, drawing upon the full range of his work, for which he has received two Guggenheim fellowships, five NEA grants, and produced 15 photography books. The images are grouped thematically, beginning with his early and seminal black-and-white work on wrestling in Houston, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and Texas high school football. The exhibition also showcases his mirthful views of Houston, images from the Gulf Coast of Mexico and Texas, and his fascination with the culture of Mexico—most notably the fiestas held throughout the country.