Visual artist, cultural manager, writer, composer and performer, Aguilar is considered one of the greatest living exponents of contemporary Brazilian culture, with a vast artistic and cultural production. He entered the Brazilian art scene in the early 1960s, when he was selected to participate with three paintings in the 7th São Paulo Biennial. From then on, it includes the most important artistic events in the country. His works and interventions over six decades range from painting — through video art, video installation, performances — to the leadership of

the Performance Band.

He participated in several editions of the São Paulo Art Biennial and held numerous solo and group exhibitions in Brazil and abroad — Japan, Paris, London, the United States and Ale-Manha. His paintings are present in museums in Brazil and abroad (Museum of Modern Art — Rio de Janeiro, Museum of Contemporary Art — São Paulo, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Museum of Contemporary Art — Niterói, Museu de Arte Brasileira -SP, Hara Museum-Japan, Austin Museum of Art-US) and are also part of important private collections (Gilberto Chateaubriand, João Sattamini, Haron Cohen, Greg Ryan, Joaquim Esteves, Jovelino Mineiro, Miguel Chaia, Roger Wright, Ricardo Akagawa, João Carlos Ferraz among others

).

In the mid-1990s, he became director of Casa das Rosas, energizing that cultural space with major exhibitions on Brazilian culture (1996-2002) and pioneering initiatives with art and technology. His work as a cultural manager led to him being invited by the then Minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, to represent the Ministry of Culture in São Paulo (

2004-2007).

Aguilar currently contains important works and documents from the history of art and culture in Brazil in its collection. It includes paintings, installations, photographs, documents, books, and others

.