Lady K (1978) - Untitled

Artist name: Lady K

Nationality: French

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

Title of the work: Untitled

Year: 2017

Technique: Mixed media on paper

Dimensions: 42 cm x 59 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 piece 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 male-dominated. 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 mere urban tagging: at Lady K, typography becomes material, structure, visual architecture.

She attended 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 the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. This dual education—graffiti culture and academic training—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 one of the major groups in world graffiti. This affiliation places her in the history of international writing and testifies to the recognition by her peers.

- Notable exhibitions and events

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

She takes part in major street art history events, urban festivals, and exhibitions dedicated to the movement’s pioneers. 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 maintains 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 on language and signs. The letter, founding element of graffiti, becomes a plastic motif in itself for her. She deconstructs, overlays, fragments, playing on 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 occupies 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 solid status as a historical figure of French graffiti. Several elements enhance her appeal to collectors:

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

Her works on canvas and mixed media particularly attract collectors specializing in historical street art and artists who contributed to the transition from graffiti to contemporary art.

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