Lady K (1978) - untitled

Artist name: Lady K

Nationality: French

Date of birth: 1978, Le Blanc-Mesnil, France

Title of the work: untitled

Year: 2025

Technique: Mixed media, banknote 1000 Drachmas (Greece)

Dimensions:

Canvas: 158 mm x 80 mm

Framing: no

Details of the signature:
Hand-signed by the artist

Edition:
Unique work (not numbered),

Provenance:
Work directly from the artist's studio, Lady K. The work is for sale with a certificate of authenticity issued by the agency representing the artist, MP ARTS AGENCY.

Documentation:
Certificate of authenticity issued by MP ARTS AGENCY and the artist

Condition:
The work is in perfect condition, with no notable imperfections.

Delivery:
The work will be shipped from France, carefully packaged and insured.

About the artist:

Lady K, , is a French visual artist born on October 23, 1978 in Le Blanc-Mesnil (Seine-Saint-Denis). A key figure of hexagonal graffiti, she belongs to the generation that structured and professionalized the French street art scene of the 1990s and 2000s.

She discovered graffiti in the early 1990s, at a time when the discipline was still largely marginal and male-dominated. Very quickly she established herself with mastery of writing, complex lettering and wildstyle, developing a demanding body of work around the letter as an autonomous form. Her approach goes beyond mere urban marking: for Lady K, typography becomes material, structure, and visual architecture.

She joined the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, from which she graduated in 2007, and pursued studies in visual arts and sociology of art at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. This dual training—combining graffiti culture and academic formation—allows her practice to sit in a constant dialogue between street and institution, between spontaneity and conceptual reflection.

Lady K is a member of the international crew "156 All Starz", a collective founded in 1992 and one of the major groups in world graffiti. This affiliation places her in the history of international writing and testifies to her recognition by her peers.

- Notable exhibitions and events

Over the years, Lady K has participated in numerous group exhibitions and international projects devoted to urban art. She has exhibited in galleries and art centers in France and abroad, contributing to the institutional recognition of graffiti.

She takes part in major events related to the history of street art, urban festivals, and exhibitions dedicated to the pioneers of the movement. Her work is regularly presented in contexts where graffiti dialogues with contemporary art, confirming her pivotal position between these two worlds.

Alongside gallery exhibitions, she maintains an active practice in public spaces, creating murals and wall interventions in France and internationally.

- Artistic approach

Lady K’s work is based on a deep reflection on language and sign. The letter, founding element of graffiti, becomes to her an autonomous plastic motif. She deconstructs it, overlays it, fragments it, playing on the tension between legibility and abstraction.

Her practice is plural: painting on canvas, installations, volumes, photography, performances. She questions the role of writing in urban space and how graffiti can transform without losing its original energy.

As a woman who emerged in a historically male milieu, she also plays an important role in the history of women in graffiti in France, contributing to paving the way for a new generation of artists.

- Positioning in the art market

In the market, Lady K enjoys solid status as a historic figure of French graffiti. Several factors strengthen her appeal to collectors:

* Active presence since the 1990s
* Membership in the international crew 156 All Starz
* Academic training at the Beaux-Arts de Paris
* Progressive institutional recognition

Her canvases and mixed-media works particularly interest collectors specializing in historical street art and artists who contributed to graffiti’s transition into contemporary art.

She thus ranks among artists who have preserved the authenticity of writing while integrating into the art market.