Artistic licence: A moral rejection?

Moral turpitude - that was the 19th century phrase that was employed last week by the Department of Homeland Security, to prevent British artist Sebastian Horsley from entering the United States to promote his book, Dandy of the Underworld.

Moral turpitude - that was the 19th century phrase that was employed last week by the Department of Homeland Security, to prevent British artist Sebastian Horsley from entering the United States to promote his book, Dandy of the Underworld.

Admittedly, Horsley has never been the kind to meet many moral standards - his claims to fame include attempting to crucify himself in the Philippines as research for a crucifixion painting, spending stg£100,000 to ...