Collection 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.