Madonna has had a knack for riling up the status quo with her art.
And now, at the age of 63, the Material Girl is getting risque once again with her latest collaboration with photographer Steven Klein.
And on Sunday, the legendary singer-songwriter thought she shake things up by holding up a copy of the new photographic creation for V Magazine, as Klein holds a knife to her chin.
'Disturb the peace': Madonna, 63, and Steven Klein, 56, reunited once again and tried to shock the social media world by having the photographer point a knife to the pop superstar's chin
In the photo, Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) appears to be in a frozen state, standing with her eyes closed and her hands placed on the V Magazine cover work that shows her laying on a bed with are bare derriere on display.
The Vogue star has her long blonde tresses styled in stingy braids and her dark brown roots very visible on the top of her head.
As for Klein, he is staring directly into the camera, with his right arm around the pop superstar, all while flashing a calm grin.
And of course, there's his left arm and hand that wielding the knife towards her face.
The series of Instagram snaps also includes a photo of Klein licking one of the images from the magazine spread with his tongue, another of Madonna holding up the magazine, a black-and-white shot of her, and a picture of Klein sitting next to Madonna with a pillow in his arms that reads: 'Mom a title just above queen.'
Proud: The legendary singer-songwriter maintains she's 'proud of her collaboration with Steven Klein', in a reference to their photoshoot for V Magazine
Homage to Marilyn: The V Magazine spread by Madonna and Klein is a homage to Marilyn Monroe's last photoshoot, Bert Stern's The Last Sitting , in 1962, six weeks before her death
The four different covers and inside photos in the publication's new issue #133 were created by Madonna and Klein as an homage to Marilyn Monroe's very last photoshoot, Bert Stern's The Last Sitting (1962).
In it, the Ray Of Light singer is seen posing in similar positions to Monroe, who was photographed for the shoot six weeks before she tragically died nearly 60 years ago.
One of her homage photos appears to replicate the actress' bedroom where she was found dead from an
