Paul Insect is UK street artist, who is most famous for his 2007 solo show Bullion exhibition at London's Lazarides Gallery.[1] Damien Hirst is reported to be a fan of Insect, having purchased the show days before it opened.[2] Insect, who also goes by the name of PINS ,[3] worked alongside well known artist Banksy at the Cans Festival, Santas Ghetto, and on the separation wall in Palestine.[4]
Insect is well known for his collective named 'insect' which started in 1996, and disbanded in 2005.[5] Insect held an exhibition at a disused Sex shop in London's Kings Cross area in 2008 in partnership with Lazarides Gallery.[6] This contained 12 bronze skulls with colour enameled bunny ears. Dead Playboy Bunnygirls [7]
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In 2007 Paul Insect was responsible for hanging the Santa’s Ghetto project in Bethlehem. Close to 20 artists were invited to take part in the project during the month[8]
Paul Insect works with the San Francisco based Hip Hop producer, DJ Shadow creating the artwork for his Outsider Album.[9]