Francis Cape
453 West 17th Street, 2001. Wood and paint, 108 x 272 x 19 inches. Courtesy Murray Guy
Cabinet 42, 2000. Wood and paint, 101 x 57 x 9 inches. Courtesy Murray Guy
BIOGRAPHY
Born: Lisbon, Portugal, 1952
Resides: New York
Education: Goldsmiths College, University of London (M.F.A., 1991); Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (1989); City and Guilds of London Art School (B.F.A., 1982); Woodcarving apprenticeship, York, England (1974-79)
Solo Exhibitions:
2001
Murray Guy, New York. Also 1999.
2001
Galerie Andreas Grimm, Munich.
2000
Murray Guy, Art Statements, Art 31 Basel, Switzerland.
2000
"Cabinets," The College of St. Rose Art Gallery, Albany, New York.
1997
Steffany Martz, New York.
1993
The Showroom, London. Catalogue.
Group Exhibitions:
2002
"Floor to Ceiling," Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut.
2001
"Interieur" Galerie Andreas Grimm, Munich.
2001
"The (Ideal) Home Show," Gimpel Fils, London.
2001
"Definition," Murray Guy, New York.
2000
"Extra Ordinary," James Cohan Gallery, New York.
2000
"Greater New York," P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York.
2000
"Artworkers," Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, England. Traveled. Catalogue.
2000
"Exhibition Room," Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut.
1999
"1999 Drawings," Alexander and Bonin, New York.
1999
"Valentine," Eyewash, New York.
1997
"I met a man who wasn't there . . . ," Basilico Fine Arts, New York.
1997
"Kevin Appel, Francis Cape, Jorge Pardo," Janice Guy, New York.
1997
"L.A. Angelmaker and Francis Cape," Momenta, New York.
1997
"Emerging Artists," Sculpture Center, New York.
1997
"Stairmasters," Stairmasters, New York.
1996
"Space Mind Place," Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.
1996
"Handmade Readymades," Hunter Galleries, New York. Catalogue.
1996
"The Future Lasts Forever," Steffany Martz, New York.
1996
Sculpture Center at Roosevelt Island, New York.
1995
"Rest and Motion," Margaret Murray Fine Arts, New York.
1994
"Critics Choice," Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York.
1992
"Francis Cape and Lucy Heyward," Mario Flecha Gallery, London.
Selected Bibliography:
2001
Johnson, Ken. "Francis Cape-Murray Guy."The New York Times (September 12).
2001
Williams, Gregory. "Flux Interior." Interior Design (August).
2000
Johnson, Ken. "Extra Ordinary."The New York Times (June 9).
2000
Kino, Carol. "Surveying the Scene II, The Emergent Factor."
2000
Koplos, Janet. "Francis Cape at Murray Guy." Art in America (January).Art in America (summer).
2000
Reardon, Valerie. "Artworkers."Art Monthly (April).
1999
Schmerler, Sarah. "Francis Cape." Time Out New York (May 13-20).
1997
Hein, Lisa. "Francis Cape: 167 East 69th Street, Sculpture Center." zingmagazine (summer).
1997
Mangini, Elizabeth. "I met a man who wasn't there . . ."The Exhibitionist (fall).
1997
Smith, Roberta. "Francis Cape."The New York Times (March 14).
1997
Volk, Gregory. "Francis Cape."Art in America (October).
1996
Cotter, Holland. "Roosevelt Island."The New York Times (August 9).
1996
Smith, Roberta. "Space, Mind, Place."The New York Times (July 19).
1996
------. "Handmade Readymades." The New York Times (March 1).
1993
Currah, Mark. "Francis Cape, The Showroom."Untitled (winter).
1993
Jennings, Rose. "Francis Cape, The Showroom." Time Out London (October 13-20).
1992
Hubbard, Sue. "Francis Cape and Lucy Heyward."Time Out London (May).