Contemporary art curator, university teacher and essay writer. He was curator of the Portuguese Representation at the 48th Biennale di Venezia in 1999, was consultant for Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian from 1997 to 2006 and director of the Exhibition Centre of Centro Cultural de Belém from 2003 to 2006. He lectures Modern and Contemporary Art History at Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra. He founded and directed Pangloss magazine and writes regularly on art and architecture for national and international publications. Was the chief curator of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale in 2010.