With his initial post to Instagram following his return to the platform, Kanye West appears to have resumed his customary activities, igniting further controversy.

Sunday, December 24th, shortly after midnight, Ye uploaded a solitary black-and-white image to his Instagram Stories. Although the message may be overlooked by some, the shared image depicts a young model donning a T-shirt that showcases the cover of Vultures, an imminent collaboration between Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign.

The Story seems to have been a screenshot of a post by the controversial Russian fashion designer Gosha Rubchinskiy, whose announcement earlier this month that he would be joining Yeezy as the company’s new head of design landed West in hot water.

Since December 17, when he concealedly reactivated his account, the photograph is the only piece of content that has been published on Ye’s Instagram page.

Just days before his reappearance on the popular photo-sharing site, the embattled musician resurfaced on Twitter to announce Rubchinskiy’s addition to the Yeezy team.

A statement read: “YEEZY welcomes Gosha Rubchinskiy as its new Head of Design today. The arrival of this legendary Russian designer at YEEZY, the pre-eminent brand in music and fashion, is a milestone in design history.”

Ye’s tweet included a link to his news platform Yews, which launched on December 12. It was his first post in over a year following his suspension from the platform over a swastika post.

Rubchinskiy stated his own, sharing his excitement about growing his brand through his partnership with West after years of working at Comme Des Garcon.

The 39-year-old is seemingly responsible for designing the merch and controversial cover art for Vultures. The cover has been criticized for having links to Nazism, namely its use of an artwork by German painter Caspar David Friedrich, who was a favorite artist of Hitler.

The cover also features a typeface reminiscent of that used by neo-Nazi metal band Burzum.

Rubchinskiy, once one of the most acclaimed fashion designers in the world, has also faced his fair share of controversy after being accused of soliciting naked pictures from a 16-year-old boy in 2018.

Rubchinskiy denied the accusations and claimed screenshots of the messages had been doctored to make him look bad.