With a PhD in Contemporary Art, he is Professor Auxiliar at the Arts College (where he coordinates the Master Course on Curatorial Studies) and Letters Faculty (where he teatches Art Theory and Contemporary Art).
He was the President of the International Art Critics Association /Portugal.
He was the Chief Curator of the Lisbon Architecture Triennial 2010.
Between 2003 and 2006 was the Director of the CCB Exhibition Center in Lisbon.
He was the founder and Director of the Art Magazine Pangloss.
Between 1997 and 2003 was consultant of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
In 1999 he was the curator of the Portuguese Representation at the 48th Venice Biennale. In 2010 was co-curator of the Portuguese Representation at the 12th Mostra di Architettura di Venezia.
Books:
Luxury Bound.Electa and Assírio & Alvim. Milan and Lisbon, 1999.
Helena Almeida, Pés no Chão, Cabeça no Céu. Oporto, Bial, 2004
Jorge Molder: O Espelho Duplo. Lisbon, Caminho, 2005.
Pintura Redux . Oporto, Fundação de Serralves/Público, 2006.
Julião Sarmento, Catalogue Raisonée, Edições Numeradas, Vol.I . MEIAC, 2007
Abrir a Caixa. Lisbon, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, 2009.
A Visão em Apneia. Lisbon, Babel, 2011.
Photography: a user's manual. Lisboa, Documenta, 2015.
Ambience is in fact a material reality (with Lawrence Weiner). Coimbra, CAPC, 2015. (will be launched in November 2015)
O Exercício Experimental da Liberdade. Lisboa, Orfeu Negro, 2015. (will be launched in November 2015)
Julião Sarmento: Inherent Risk. Porto, Bial, 2015. (will be launched in November 2015)
Exhibition Catalogues:
Elective Afinities: Julião Sarmento Colector. Lisboa,Documenta, Fundação Carmona e Costa e Fundação EDP, 2015.
José Pedro Croft: Imediate Objects. Fundação Carmona e Costa e Documenta: Lisboa, 2014.
Marulhar. Fundação Oi Futuro: Rio de Janeiro, 2014.
As High as the Eye can See. Fundação Eugénio de Almeida: Évora, 2014.
The SAAL Process: Architecture and Participation in Portugal 1974/76. Fundação de Serralves: Porto, 2014.
Skulls, Houses, Stones and a Fig Tree. Documenta and Julio Pomar Foundation: Lisbon, 2014.
Helena Almeida: Walking, holding. Besart: Lisbon, 2013
Flatland (redux). Guimarães 2012: Guimarães, 2013.
Stories of Material Life: People, Places, Things, Events, Fictions. Centro de Artes Visuales Fundación Helga de Alvear: Cáceres, 2012.
Let’s talk about houses: when art talks architecture, Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Babel: Lisbon, 2010.
Let’s talk about houses: between north and south, Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Babel: Lisbon, 2010.
Let’s talk about houses: a house in Luanda (patio and pavilion), Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Babel: Lisbon, 2010.
Coordination of the facsímile edition of Modern Architects (MoMA: NY, 1932). Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Babel: Lisbon, 2010.
Julião Sarmento: Literal. Centro José Guerrero: Granada, 2008.
Edit!, CAV: Coimbra, 2007.
Julião Sarmento: Catalogue Raisonné Ediciones Numeradas 1972/2006, MEIAC: Badajoz, 2007.
The Invisible Exhibition, CCA: Telaviv, 2007.
La exposición Invisible. MEIAC: Vigo, 2006.
Jorge Molder: Condições de Possibilidade. CAV: Coimbra, 2006.
João Louro: Blind Runner. Centro Cultural de Belém: Lisbon, 2005.
DRIFT . Centro Cultural de Belém: Lisbon, 2005.
Helena Almeida. Centro Cultural de Belém: Lisbon, 2004.
Corpus: the Berardo Collection. Centro Cultural de Belém: Lisbon, 2004.
Aqui e Agora: Aspectos do minimal na Coleção Berardo. Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Sintra: Sintra, 2003.
Fernando Calhau: Work in Progress. Centro de Arte Moderna/Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian: Lisbon, 2002.
Julião Sarmento: –me/What Makes a Writer Great. Museu de Arte Contemporânea: Funchal and Gallery Porta 33: Funchal, 2002.
The MNEMOSYNE Project: Encontros de Fotografia: Coimbra, 2000.
Herman Pitz: Image Generator, Encontros de Fotografia: Coimbra, 2000.
Jorge Molder: Nox (catalogue of the Portuguese Representation at the 48th Venice Biennial, Instituto de Arte Contemporânea: Lisbon and Venice, 1999.
Ein Leuchturm ist ein trauriger und glucklicher Ort. Akademie der Kunste: Berlin, 1998.
Far away so close. Instituto de Arte Contemporânea: Lisbon and Kiev, 1998.
Marina Abramovic: Spirit House. Bienal Internacional das Caldas da Rainha: Caldas da Rainha, 1997.
Nebeneinander. Galeria Porta 33: Funchal, 1996.
Michael Biberstein: A Difícil Travessia dos Alpes. Centro de Arte Moderna/Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian: Lisbon, 1995.
Disegno Português, Secretaria de Estado da Cultura/Circulo de Bellas Artes: Madrid, 1993.
Manufactures: design Portugais Contemporain. IEFP and Galerie Théorèmes: Lisbon and Brussels, 1991.
Bergman: on stage. Secretaria de Estado da Cultura: Lisbon, 1991.
