Madonna's september issue

#secretproject, Hard Candy Fitness and more

"Democracy does not seem to exist anymore" she says. "We live in a really scary time." These are the words of Madonna during the latest teaser that anticipates the release of #secretproject, a short film, which presumably concerns the defense of civil rights and femicide, in collaboration with Steven Klein. And you could say ... Klein who?

No, not the designer. Klein is a photographer really appreciated, especially in the United States: he has photographed advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, D&G, Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Nike, and is also a regular contributor to magazines such as the U.S. and french version of Vogue, GQ, iD, Numéro, L'Uomo Vogue, W and Arena Homme.

Madonna anticipated her collaboration with Klein on Instagram few months ago. None of the three published videos reveals much about the actual contents of the Secret Project, which will be released on September 24th. The promotional video has already caused a stir because of the scene where Madonna shoots in the head of a man wearing fishnet tights and heels.

In these days even the italian news reports talked about Madonna, in particular about her first italian opening of Hard Candy Fitness, in Rome near the Colosseum. From 2010 Maddy has opened many gyms around the world offering exclusive services to all members, including the pop star's special training.

Moreover, Madonna is at the center of another scandal that regards (again) a possible plagiarism. Some argue that the new single "Applause" by Lady Gaga has been copied from "Girl Gone Wild" by Madonna . Two years ago, in 2011, Lady Gaga was already accused of plagiarism for certain similarities between Born This Way and the historic Madonna's Express Yourself. I can not find any similarity this time, but there are a lot of videos in YouTube that mix both songs simultaneously.

Below the link to the site #secretprojectrevolution

http://artforfreedom.com/