PhD and Master’s in Economics. Doctorate in Sociology. Professor of Sociology of Art and Culture (ISCTE-IUL), Curator and Art Critic. Since the early 1980s he has written for publications such as "JL", "Expresso", "El Pai´s", "Flash Art" or "Parkett". He is a regular contributor to "Artforum". He organized exhibitions in Portugal and abroad (10 Contemporary, Serralves; Eduardo Batarda, Gulbenkian, Venice Biennial - Julia~o Sarmento, Biennial of Sa~o Paulo - Rui Chafes / Vera Mantero, etc.). Recent exhibitions: Liquid Skin - Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Joaquim Sapinho, MAAT; Roi Soleil - Albert Serra, Galeria Grac¸a Branda~o, Pala´cio Pombal). He has authored Films/Documentaries on various artists and cultural programs for Television and Radio. He published books, among them O Cri´tico Cu´mplice, Arte e Poder na Era Global, Triunfo da Crise Econo´mica, Sistema da Arte Contempora^nea, Velocidades Contempora^neas, Aventuras no Mundo da Arte, Globalizac¸a~o Cultural, Arte e Mercado em Portugal, Arte e Artistas em Portugal, Julia~o Sarmento and Arte Pop & Cia. Cultural Counselor to the Prime Minister of Portugal ( 2005 - 2011 ) and Curator for Stichting Ellipse Foundation Amsterdam ( 2004-2012 )