Artists

Laure Prouvost, Leonor Antunes, Carlos Bunga, Ana Jotta, Jonathan Monk, Allan McCollum, Alfredo Jaar, Niele Toroni, Carl Andre, Jorge Méndez Blake, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Daniel Buren, Haim Steinbach, José Pedro Croft, Enrique Ramírez, Dora Garcia, Ignasi Aballí, Fernanda Fragateiro, Vasco Araújo, Daniel Blaufuks, Horácio Frutuoso, João Louro, Angela Detanico & Rafael Lain, Pedro Barateiro, Robert Barry, Christian Boltanski, Monica Bonivicini, Carla Cabanas, Pedro Cabrita Reis, Rui Calçada Bastos, Rui Chafes, Marcelo Cidade, Fábio Colaço, Hans-Peter Feldman, Carla Filipe, Mariana Gomes, Edgar Martins, Antoni Muntadas, Nuno Nunes Ferreira, João Onofre, Roman Opalka, Joana Ramalho, Sara e André, Julião Sarmento, Noé Sendas, Nuno Sousa Vieira, Agnès Thurnauer, Belén Uriel, Daniel van Straalen, Lawrence Weiner

Press release

Collection José Carlos Santana Pinto MACAM inaugurates a new dimension of the concept The House of Private Collections by presenting, for the first time, a guest private collection developed by José Carlos Santana Pinto. As a discerning collector, he has built a singular body of artworks in which conceptual reflection prevails, alongside a particular attention to formal economy and an intense relationship between word, number, and critical thought. The contemporary artworks now brought together at MACAM reveal different facets of this collection, marked by the coexistence of Portuguese and international artists, by the search for visual and conceptual dialogues across multiple media that transcend generational boundaries. True to his vision, the collector understands art as a space of questioning — "the beautiful must ask questions" — thus granting the selected works a force that is as much aesthetic as it is reflective. With this exhibition, the Museum opens the way to a cycle of collaborations that, alongside the Armando Martins collection, aims to give visibility to other private collections that do not have a public display space, thereby expanding the sharing of artistic heritage with the community. Curated by Adelaide Ginga A collector for over 40 years, whose profession led him to travel extensively. He has lived in several cities, including Paris, as well as others outside Europe — a circumstance that enabled him to visit museums, art galleries, biennials, and art fairs frequently. For several years, he has been a member of the Honorary Committee of ARCOlisboa.