Lady K (1978) - Yellow Lady sur plan de Paris





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Lady K (born 1978, France) presents Yellow Lady sur plan de Paris, a 2017 mixed-media on paper original work signed by the artist, measuring 55 by 83 cm and in good condition.
Description from the seller
Artist name: Lady K
Nationality: French
Date of birth: 1978, Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Title of the work: Yellow Lady on a Paris plan
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
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 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 demanding work around the letter as an autonomous form. Her approach goes beyond simple urban tagging: for Lady K, typography becomes material, structure, visual architecture.
She entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 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—culture of graffiti and academic formation—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 her recognition by peers.
- Exhibitions and notable events
Over the years, Lady K has participated in numerous group exhibitions and international projects dedicated to urban art. She has exhibited in galleries and art centers in France and abroad, contributing to the institutional recognition of graffiti.
She participates 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 murals and wall interventions in France and internationally.
- Artistic approach
Lady K’s work rests on an in-depth reflection on language and sign. The letter, founding element of graffiti, becomes a plastic motif in her work. She deconstructs it, layers 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 the urban space and how graffiti can transform without losing its original energy.
As a woman who emerged in a historically male-dominated milieu, 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 on the art market
In the market, Lady K enjoys a solid status as a historic figure of 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 of Paris
* Progressive institutional recognition
Her works on canvas and mixed media particularly interest collectors who specialize in historic street art and artists who contributed to the transition from graffiti to contemporary art.
She thus ranks among the artists who have preserved the authenticity of writing while integrating into the 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 plan
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
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 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 demanding work around the letter as an autonomous form. Her approach goes beyond simple urban tagging: for Lady K, typography becomes material, structure, visual architecture.
She entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 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—culture of graffiti and academic formation—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 her recognition by peers.
- Exhibitions and notable events
Over the years, Lady K has participated in numerous group exhibitions and international projects dedicated to urban art. She has exhibited in galleries and art centers in France and abroad, contributing to the institutional recognition of graffiti.
She participates 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 murals and wall interventions in France and internationally.
- Artistic approach
Lady K’s work rests on an in-depth reflection on language and sign. The letter, founding element of graffiti, becomes a plastic motif in her work. She deconstructs it, layers 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 the urban space and how graffiti can transform without losing its original energy.
As a woman who emerged in a historically male-dominated milieu, 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 on the art market
In the market, Lady K enjoys a solid status as a historic figure of 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 of Paris
* Progressive institutional recognition
Her works on canvas and mixed media particularly interest collectors who specialize in historic street art and artists who contributed to the transition from graffiti to contemporary art.
She thus ranks among the artists who have preserved the authenticity of writing while integrating into the art market circuits.

