Lady K (1978) - Untitled

Artist name: Lady K

Nationality: French

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

Title of the work: Untitled

Year: 2020

Technique: Mixed media on paper

Dimensions: 50 cm x 65 cm

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.

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

Delivery with insurance.

About the artist:

Lady K, is a French multimedia 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 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 dominated by men. Very quickly, she established herself through mastery of writing, complex lettering, and wildstyle, developing rigorous work around the letter as an autonomous form. Her approach goes beyond simple urban tagging: at Lady K, typography becomes material, structure, visual architecture.

She entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, graduating in 2007, and pursued studies in visual arts and sociology of art at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. This combination of graffiti culture and academic training allows her practice to remain in dialogue between street and institution, between spontaneity and conceptual reflection.

Lady K is a member of the international crew "156 All Starz", founded in 1992 and one of the major groups in global graffiti. This affiliation places her in the history of international writing and testament to her recognition by 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 pioneers of the movement. Her work is regularly presented in contexts where graffiti dialogues with contemporary art, confirming her pivotal role between these two worlds.

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

- Artistic approach

Lady K’s work rests on deep reflection around language and signs. The letter, foundational element of graffiti, becomes for her a plastic motif in its own right. She deconstructs it, layers it, fragments it, playing on the tension between legibility and abstraction.

Her practice is plural: painting on canvas, installations, sculptures, 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 field, she also occupies an important position in the history of women in graffiti in France, helping to pave the way for a new generation of artists.

- Positioning in the art market

In the market, Lady K holds a solid status as a historic figure in French graffiti. Several factors enhance 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 artworks on canvas and mixed media are of particular interest to collectors specializing in historical street art and artists who contributed to graffiti’s transition to contemporary art.

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