George Condo's artwork for Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album in 2010 stands as a notable collaboration between the visual arts and music, merging Condo's distinct style with Kanye's vision for his album's imagery. This collaboration produced a series of five alternative album covers, each showcasing Condo's penchant for what he terms "artificial realism" - a style where anatomical accuracy is distorted to introduce artificial structures, behaviors, and personalities, reflecting a commentary on the distortion of truth within society and media​ (THE MODERN RENAISSANCE )​.

The initial album cover that sparked controversy depicted a naked African-American man with a bottle in hand, being straddled by an armless, naked, white, winged phoenix. Due to its explicit nature, some retail chains were hesitant to stock it, leading to the creation of alternative covers. One of these alternatives featured a black-dressed ballerina with a wine glass, capturing a sense of frozen horror. This imagery aligns with Condo's broader artistic interests in the grotesque and the absurd, drawing parallels to historical works by Goya and the Cubist movement led by Picasso​ (InsideHook)​.

Condo's engagement with "Psychological Cubism," a term he uses to describe his approach, emphasizes the depiction of multiple, conflicting emotions and states of mind simultaneously. His work on the album covers for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy exemplifies this concept, blending elements of horror, fantasy, and reality to challenge and intrigue viewers. The artwork for the album not only complements Kanye West's thematic concerns in the music but also adds a rich visual layer to the album's exploration of fame, fantasy, and the human psyche​ (InsideHook)​.

This collaboration between George Condo and Kanye West for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy remains a pivotal moment in contemporary culture, showcasing the power of artistic collaboration across mediums and the capacity of visual art to amplify and enrich the music it accompanies​ (Artsy)​​ (THE MODERN RENAISSANCE )​​ (InsideHook)​.