Lady K (1978) - Yellow Lady sur plan de Paris
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Yellow Lady sur plan de Paris, a 2017 mixed media on paper work by Lady K (French, born 1978), signed by the artist, in an original edition from France, measuring 55 cm high by 83 cm wide in good condition.
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Artist name: Lady K
Nationality: French
Date of birth: 1978, Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Title of the work: Yellow Lady on a Paris map
Year: 2017
Technique: Mixed media on paper
Spray and Posca on an old worn Paris metro map
Dimensions: 55.5 cm x 83.5 cm
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.
Delivery:
The work will be shipped from France, carefully packaged.
Delivery with insurance.
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 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. She quickly established herself through mastery of writing, complex letterforms, and wildstyle, developing rigorous work around letters as autonomous forms. Her approach goes beyond simple urban tagging: for Lady K, typography becomes material, structure, and visual architecture.
She entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, from which she graduated in 2007, and she pursued studies in visual arts and sociology of art at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. This dual training—graffiti culture and academic education—allows her to place her practice 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 now one of the major groups in global graffiti. This affiliation places her in the history of international writing and testifies to her recognition by her peers.
Exhibitions and notable 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 place between these two worlds.
Alongside gallery exhibitions, she maintains an active practice in public space, creating frescoes and wall interventions in France and internationally.
Artistic approach
Lady K's work is based on deep reflection on language and sign. The letter, a 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, 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-dominated environment, she also holds an important position in the history of women in graffiti in France, helping to pave the way for a new generation of artists.
Market positioning
In the market, Lady K enjoys 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
- Growing institutional recognition
Her works on canvas and mixed media are of particular interest to collectors specializing in historical street art and artists who helped bridge graffiti and contemporary art.
She thus sits among artists who have preserved the authenticity of writing while integrating into art-market circuits.
Artist name: Lady K
Nationality: French
Date of birth: 1978, Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Title of the work: Yellow Lady on a Paris map
Year: 2017
Technique: Mixed media on paper
Spray and Posca on an old worn Paris metro map
Dimensions: 55.5 cm x 83.5 cm
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.
Delivery:
The work will be shipped from France, carefully packaged.
Delivery with insurance.
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 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. She quickly established herself through mastery of writing, complex letterforms, and wildstyle, developing rigorous work around letters as autonomous forms. Her approach goes beyond simple urban tagging: for Lady K, typography becomes material, structure, and visual architecture.
She entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, from which she graduated in 2007, and she pursued studies in visual arts and sociology of art at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. This dual training—graffiti culture and academic education—allows her to place her practice 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 now one of the major groups in global graffiti. This affiliation places her in the history of international writing and testifies to her recognition by her peers.
Exhibitions and notable 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 place between these two worlds.
Alongside gallery exhibitions, she maintains an active practice in public space, creating frescoes and wall interventions in France and internationally.
Artistic approach
Lady K's work is based on deep reflection on language and sign. The letter, a 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, 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-dominated environment, she also holds an important position in the history of women in graffiti in France, helping to pave the way for a new generation of artists.
Market positioning
In the market, Lady K enjoys 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
- Growing institutional recognition
Her works on canvas and mixed media are of particular interest to collectors specializing in historical street art and artists who helped bridge graffiti and contemporary art.
She thus sits among artists who have preserved the authenticity of writing while integrating into art-market circuits.
Details
Artist
Lady K (1978)
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Yellow Lady sur plan de Paris
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2017
Condition
Good condition
Height
55 cm
Width
83 cm
Style
Street art
Period
2010-2020
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