Bono and Lady Gaga at a New York club, 2010 — Lady Gaga peering through a fork as Bono looks on — photograph by Mick Rock titled ‘Bono Forking Gaga’, a signed, hand-titled late print.
Mick Rock

Bono & Lady Gaga, New York City, 2010 — Signed Late Print

Bono, Lady Gaga
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About the Photograph

Bono and Lady Gaga at a New York club, 2010, the singer peering through a fork as the U2 frontman looks on — Mick Rock's witty late-career encounter between two generations of stars, which he titled ‘Bono Forking Gaga’.

This is a unique late print — a lifetime print drawn from Mick Rock's own archive and personal collection. It is signed by the photographer on the front and, most unusually, inscribed in his own hand along the lower-left margin — “BONO FORKING GAGA, NYC 2010” — a gesture Rock almost never made. No other example is known, making it a genuine one-of-a-kind.

Archival pigment print on photographic paper, 16 × 20 inches. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and provenance. From the personal collection of Mick Rock, offered by The Music Photo Gallery. Price on request.

The Print Object details, provenance, condition & documentation
Photographer
Mick Rock
Subject
BonoLady Gaga
Collection
Mick Rock Archive
Image Date
2010
Print Date
Artist's lifetime
Location
New York City
Object Type
Unique Artwork
Print Classification
Late Print
Process
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions
16 × 20 in (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Edition
Unique
Rarity / Edition Notes
Unique — a one-of-a-kind lifetime print from the personal collection of Mick Rock. No other example bearing the artist's handwritten title is known.
Recto Markings
Signed “Mick Rock” in ink at the lower right. Inscribed by the photographer in his own hand along the lower-left margin: “BONO FORKING GAGA, NYC 2010”. Hand-titling of this kind is exceptional — Mick Rock did not customarily annotate his prints.
Verso Documentation
Verso is clean and unmarked.
Provenance

From the personal collection of the artist, Mick Rock. Offered by The Music Photo Gallery, with a certificate of authenticity.

Certificate Included
Yes

A complete Archive Record, including verso documentation, authentication evidence, provenance details, and condition documentation, is available to qualified collectors upon request.

Mick Rock
The photographer

Mick Rock

British photographer whose images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen, Iggy Pop, and the glam rock era helped define the visual language of 1970s music culture.

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