Sebastian Horsley

Horsley at a retrospective at Spectrum London in 2007

Sebastian Horsley (born August 8, 1962 , † June 17, 2010 in London ) was a British writer and artist . He gained national fame as a " dandy ".

Life

Sebastian Horsley was born in 1962 to a former Northern Foods manager . His parents were reportedly both alcoholics . Horsley became known within the UK as a talk show guest and performance artist . A performance in which he was crucified in the Philippines is mentioned particularly often . Because of his remarks on drug use and the resulting moral depravity , he was banned from entering the United States . This entry ban sparked commentary on U.S. immigration law in reputable newspapers such as the Washington Post . Horsley himself worked for this medium, so he published regularly in the British newspapers The Observer , New Statesman and The Independent , as well as in the magazine The Erotic Review . He last lived in the London borough of Soho , where he died in June 2010. Heroin overdose was reported to be the cause of death .

Works

• Dandy in the underworld , Scepter, London 2007, ISBN 9780340934074 .

German language translations

• Dandy in the Underworld , Blumenbar, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-936738-48-3 .

literature

• Joachim Kurz : The beautiful man , Knesebeck, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-86873-107-1 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Sebastian Horsley in the catalog of the German National Library
• Blog Horsley (English)
• MySpace presence Horsley (English)
• Oliver Fuchs: Sebastian Horsley: Sometimes it can be hard drugs , Die Zeit. September 10, 2009. 
• Sebastian Horsley in Berlin 2009 (video documents)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Too immoral for the US? , The mirror. March 29, 2008.  Retrieved May 8, 2010
2. ↑ Author information from Blumenbar Verlag. Accessed on May 8, 2010
3. ↑ Sam Jones: Sebastian Horsley found dead at London home , The Guardian. June 17, 2010.  Retrieved June 17, 2010