He claims it is. The album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, due out November 22, depicts a naked, demonic West lying beneath a naked woman with wings and a tail.
George Condo, the illustrator, also provided artwork for West’s “Power” single.
It’s unclear who banned the art, reports ColorLines and MTV News.
West tweeted:
In the ’70s album covers had actual nudity … It’s so funny that people forget that … Everything has been so commercialized now.
So Nirvana can have a naked human being on they cover but I can’t have a PAINTING of a monster with no arms and a polka dot tail and wings.
I know that cover just blew yall minds … I wish yall could see how hard I’m smiling right now!!!