Tau Lewis’s soft sculptures function as mediators between the spiritual unknown and the materially present. Monumental in size and ranging from 6 to 13 feet in height, her works are made from salvaged fabrics and inspired by the anthropomorphic masks present in Yoruban dramas. Both the masks from these stories and the ones of Lewis’s creation are spiritually activated in the presence of a physical audience, or one in another time or dimension. In this way, Lewis’s work is about destiny, existing in the never-ending drama of life and death.⁠ •⁠ Read more about Tau Lewis—and her new solo show at David Zwirner’s conceptual exhibition space 52 Walker, “Vox Populi, Vox Dei"—in Artsy Editorial from Ayanna Dozier (@dozierayanna) through the link in our bio.⁠ •⁠ #TauLewis, Rover, 2019⁠ #Tau Lewis, installation view of “Vox Populi, Vox Dei” at 52 Walker, 2022. Courtesy of 52 Walker, New York.⁠ #TauLewis, Star, 2021⁠ #TauLewis, Opus (The Ovule), 2020