The 10 Best Art and Music Collaborations of All Time

From Pablo Picasso's scandalous ballet to Kanye West's love of anime-inspired bears, these 10 artist and musician pairings are worth a look.

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Art and music collided in new and inventive ways in 2013, as we've reported regularly. From Jeff Koons sculptures to video tutorials with Marina Abramović, it almost seemed as if each week introduced a new art-meets-music partnership. And those are just Lady Gaga’s dealings!

While Gaga has pushed many elements of the musical art form forward, creative collaborations between artists and musicians aren’t a new invention. As far back as 1917, Pablo Picasso was designing costumes for an Erik Satie-composed ballet. With all due respect to this year, here are The 10 Best Art and Music Collaborations of All Time.

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10. Lee Quiñones' and Jean-Michel Basquiat's Artwork for Blondie's "Rapture" Music Video

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9. Marina Abramović and Antony Hegarty in "The Life and Death of Marina Abramović"

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8. Takashi Murakami's Album Cover for Kanye West's "Graduation" and Direction for the "Good Morning" Music Video

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7. Matthew Barney and Björk's Video Installation "Drawing Restraint 9"

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6. Jean-Michel Basquiat's Album Cover for Rammellzee and K-Rob's "Beat Bop"

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5. Keith Haring's Costume Design for Grace Jones' "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)" Music Video

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4. Stanley Donwood's Album Cover for Radiohead's "The Bends"

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3. Pablo Picasso and Erik Satie's Work for "Parade"

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2. Salvador Dalí and Alice Cooper's "First Cylindric Chromo-Hologram of Alice Cooper's Brain"

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1. Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground's "Exploding Plastic Inevitable"

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