Francis Cape exhibits two works which reference woodworking techniques from the turn of the century. Both pieces are based on window shutter designs that were manufactured circa 1860. Lincoln Avenue is based on actual shutters located in Brooklyn combined with a pattern from a book on woodworking from the turn of the century. Similarly, Ravenscroft St. is based on shutters from the artist's previous residence in London. Cape uses an English Victorian vernacular to question the anonymity of the artisan and the individuality of the contemporary artist.

These quiet pieces are like uprooted domestic objects whose meaning has been transformed by their presence in a gallery setting. Although they reference minimalism, their highly-crafted, anti-manufactured quality add a level of humor and nostalgia which subverts the austerity of the gallery setting. Their domestic reference questions the distinction between the gallery and home, where "decorative objects" are created anonymously.

Francis Cape is a graduate of Goldsmiths College, University of London, and attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. His work has been exhibited at Basilico Fine Arts, NYC, Steffany Martz, NYC, and Clove Gallery, London. Following his exhibition at Momenta, Cape has exhibited with Andrea Rosen Gallery, NYC, and has had solo exhibitions at Murray Guy, NYC and at The College of Saint Rose Art Gallery, Albany, NY.