<sod>Following the release of her twelfth studio album, ''[[MDNA (album)|MDNA]]'' (2012), Madonna embarked on [[The MDNA Tour]] to promote it.<ref name="touropens">{{cite press release |title=Madonna's MDNA Tour Now Opens in Tel Aviv on May 31st at Ramat Gan Stadium |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/madonnas-mdna-tour-now-opens-in-tel-aviv-on-may-31st-at-ramat-gan-stadium-2012-04-26 |agency=[[PR Newswire]] |date=April 26, 2012 |accessdate=May 13, 2013|archiveurl=http://www.freezepage.com/1336961407DJMJODPWLZ |archivedate=May 13, 2012}}</ref> The tour courted many [[Controversy of The MDNA Tour|controversial subjects]] such as violence, firearms, human rights, nudity and politics. Lawsuits were created against Madonna from the concerts.<ref name="law">{{cite journal|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/madonna-fake-guns-violence-on-mdna-tour-are-symbols-20120828|title=Madonna: Fake Guns, Violence on MDNA Tour Are Symbols|last=Todd|first=Neil|date=August 28, 2012|accessdate=June 7, 2013|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> She was enraged by many of these incidents, which she claimed was "injustice" against human beings.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sal |last=Cinquemani |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/radical-chic-madonna-unveils-short-film-secretprojectrevolution|title=Radical Chic: Madonna Unveils Short Film secretprojectrevolution |work=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=September 24, 2013 |accessdate=March 24, 2014}}</ref> In September 2013, she released ''[[secretprojectrevolution]]'', a short film directed by her and [[Steven Klein (photographer)|Steven Klein]], dealing with artistic freedom and human rights. The film also launched a global initiative called Art for Freedom to promote [[freedom of speech|freedom of expression]].<ref>{{cite journal |first=Eriq |last=Gardner |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/madonnas-secret-project-revealed-pop-630428 |title=Madonna's Secret Project Revealed: Pop Superstar to Release Short Film Via BitTorrent to Aid Global 'Artistic Expression' |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 17, 2013 |accessdate=September 20, 2013}}</ref> She clarified on ''[[Vogue (magazine)|L'Uomo Vogue]]'' that her next album would be connected with Art for Freedom, saying that she "had" to be committed to the initiative and use her voice as an artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/uomo-vogue/cover-story/2014/05/madonna|title=L'Uomo Vogue Cover Story: Madonna|first=Francesco|last=Spampinato|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|L'Uomo Vogue]]|date=May 16, 2014|accessdate=May 26, 2014}}</ref><eod>
<sod>Following the release of her twelfth studio album, ''[[MDNA (album)|MDNA]]'' (2012), Madonna embarked on [[The MDNA Tour]] to promote it.<ref name="touropens">{{cite press release |title=Madonna's MDNA Tour Now Opens in Tel Aviv on May 31st at Ramat Gan Stadium |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/madonnas-mdna-tour-now-opens-in-tel-aviv-on-may-31st-at-ramat-gan-stadium-2012-04-26 |agency=[[PR Newswire]] |date=April 26, 2012 |accessdate=May 13, 2013|archiveurl=http://www.freezepage.com/1336961407DJMJODPWLZ |archivedate=May 13, 2012}}</ref> The tour courted many [[Controversy of The MDNA Tour|controversial subjects]] such as violence, firearms, human rights, nudity and politics. Lawsuits were created against Madonna from the concerts.<ref name="law">{{cite journal|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/madonna-fake-guns-violence-on-mdna-tour-are-symbols-20120828|title=Madonna: Fake Guns, Violence on MDNA Tour Are Symbols|last=Todd|first=Neil|date=August 28, 2012|accessdate=June 7, 2013|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> She was enraged by many of these incidents, which she claimed was "injustice" against human beings.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sal |last=Cinquemani |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/radical-chic-madonna-unveils-short-film-secretprojectrevolution|title=Radical Chic: Madonna Unveils Short Film secretprojectrevolution |work=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=September 24, 2013 |accessdate=March 24, 2014}}</ref> In September 2013, she released ''[[secretprojectrevolution]]'', a short film directed by her and [[Steven Klein (photographer)|Steven Klein]], dealing with artistic freedom and human rights. The film also launched a global initiative called Art for Freedom to promote [[freedom of speech|freedom of expression]].<ref>{{cite journal |first=Eriq |last=Gardner |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/madonnas-secret-project-revealed-pop-630428 |title=Madonna's Secret Project Revealed: Pop Superstar to Release Short Film Via BitTorrent to Aid Global 'Artistic Expression' |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 17, 2013 |accessdate=September 20, 2013}}</ref> She clarified on ''[[Vogue (magazine)|L'Uomo Vogue]]'' that her next album would be connected with Art for Freedom, saying that she "had" to be committed to the initiative and use her voice as an artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/l-uomo-vogue/cover-story/2014/05/16/madonna/|title=L'Uomo Vogue Cover Story: Madonna|first=Francesco|last=Spampinato|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue Italia]]|date=May 16, 2014|accessdate=May 26, 2014}}</ref><eod>