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

Medium: Mixed media on a 20,000 dinar banknote (1987), Yugoslavia

Dimensions: 169 mm x 77 mm

Framing: no

Signature details:
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 in hexagonal graffiti, she belongs to the generation that helped structure and professionalize 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 through mastery of writing, complex lettering, and wildstyle, developing a rigorous body of work around letters as an autonomous form. Her approach goes beyond simple urban tagging: for Lady K, typography becomes material, structure, and visual architecture.

She enrolled at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, from which she graduated in 2007, and pursued studies in visual arts and the sociology of art at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. This double formation—graffiti culture and academic training—allows her to place her practice in a continuous 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 that has become one of the major groups in global graffiti. This affiliation places her in the history of international writing and testifies to the recognition of 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 shown 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 movement's pioneers. Her work is regularly presented in contexts where graffiti engages with contemporary art, confirming her pivotal place between these two worlds.

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

- Artistic approach

Lady K's work rests on a deep reflection on language and sign. The letter, founding element of graffiti, becomes, for her, a plastic motif in its own right. She deconstructs it, overlays it, fragments it, playing with the tension between legibility and abstraction.

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

As a woman who emerged in a historically male-dominated field, she also holds an important position in the history of women in graffiti in France, helping to open the way for a new generation of artists.

- Positioning in the art market

On the market, Lady K benefits from a solid status as a historical figure of French graffiti. Several elements strengthen her appeal to collectors:

* An 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 works on canvas and mixed media particularly interest collectors specializing in historical street art and artists who helped transition graffiti into contemporary art.

Thus she ranks among artists who have managed to preserve the authenticity of writing while integrating into art market circuits.