swimtoshore Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 'Rebel Heart,' Madonna Madge has never had any trouble being iconic -- or controversial. Her 13th album’s cover art spawned a series of memes in which everyone from Michael Jackson to Marilyn Monroe donned her black wire face mask, and she encouraged the fan-generated tributes by posting them to social media. But when renditions of Bob Marley, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela caused some fans to cry foul, she apologized and denied they were “a crime or an insult or racist."
Guest Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Of course they couldn't resist and add a negative spin to the album cover.
Shane Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Of course they couldn't resist and add a negative spin to the album cover. Naturally. But don't focus on that desperate trade publication and rejoice in all the other acclaim!
M.Dolla Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Can we talk about the artwork? I love how you can tell it's suppose to be "artistic" as meant to have whatever interpretation the viewer sees, but at the same time it's so obviously referring to Madonna's head as an actual heart with the wires representing veins I love it sfm
Chimera Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Is this new? cause they made a list little time ago and RH was not included. At any rate, it is good it is included now , despite the stupid muther fucking negative part they wrote...fuckers!
nick00 Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Honestly, it's very cool to see the album on so many year end lists.
frzndrwnwrld Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 Is this new? cause they made a list little time ago and RH was not included. At any rate, it is good it is included now , despite the stupid muther fucking negative part they wrote...fuckers! I believe that other list was for the album. This is for the album cover.
Chimera Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 I believe that other list was for the album. This is for the album cover. Oh my bad!...I see it's about the album cover and not the album...didn't read that part on the title...dad's cocktails are quite good!...
Guest Rocco Papa Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 I highly doubt that it was her fans who were "crying foul." More like people who just want to tear her down.
Guest Ivy Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 Anyone got a link to the other 24 album covers......?
MeakMaker Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 Truth is RH cover is one of her best album covers in years... Personally I'd put it up there with TB which is her most iconic one!
adreeyen Posted December 27, 2015 Posted December 27, 2015 Can we talk about the artwork? I love how you can tell it's suppose to be "artistic" as meant to have whatever interpretation the viewer sees, but at the same time it's so obviously referring to Madonna's head as an actual heart with the wires representing veins I love it sfm I've always thought this too, but I've never actually seen anyone post about it. That's one of my favorite things about this cover. Looks great on the vinyl cover, too!
le smoking Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 Is this new? cause they made a list little time ago and RH was not included. At any rate, it is good it is included now , despite the stupid muther fucking negative part they wrote...fuckers! I've never thought of it like this! I guess I've always thought of it pretty literally, aka she's bound by the shackles of society but she's gonna carry on p.s. I don't know if this was ever mentioned, but when the 6 songs were released, the album cover they sent out was slightly different - her nose was different and her curls had less volume
kingvirtue Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 p.s. I don't know if this was ever mentioned, but when the 6 songs were released, the album cover they sent out was slightly different - her nose was different and her curls had less volume Really? Anyone have a picture?
kingvirtue Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 These look different. Notice the curl at the bottom right of the picture. Right above that, there's a dark streak where her hair curls.
nefarious Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Can we talk about the artwork? I love how you can tell it's suppose to be "artistic" as meant to have whatever interpretation the viewer sees, but at the same time it's so obviously referring to Madonna's head as an actual heart with the wires representing veins I love it sfm I never thought of it like that, that's actually really cool. I always thought the wires were like the ropes people throw over a statue before they tear it down, as if to say everyone is trying to bring her down since she's a rebel but she remains strong/triumphant. I like that there's different ways of looking at it, it's a sign of good artwork.
Guest animalinstinct Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 I see the artwork as more of a nod to her history, with the bangles from the first album covering her face, also representing her being suppressed or caged or silenced
le smoking Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 The hairstylist for the shoot posted the original album cover when it came out - luigi something on Insta. He did the Versace hair tooooo
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