TREND SPOTTED   08.04.08 9:56 AM Events Get Tagged With Graffiti Whether it’s as entertainment, decor, an activity, or an art installation, graffiti has added an edgy vibe to several recent events.   —Lisa Cericola For Angeleno magazine's summer release party in May, local muralists including Man One (pictured) painted massive murals in the two-level garage of a Hollywood condo. Photo: BizBash Graffiti Research Lab's L.A.S.E.R. Tag art project was showcased at a kickoff party for the Sundance Institute at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in June. The project, part of the festival's New Frontier program, allowed guests to tag the side of BAM's main building with digital graffiti. Photo: Alison Whittington for BizBash Art toy and clothing retailer Kid Robot went with an urban street theme for its Super Spectacular fashion show in March in Toronto. The models doubled as graffiti artists  and drew on a white action figure placed on a pedestal at the end of the runway. Photo: BizBash For the world premiere of The Dark Knight in July in New York, the Warner Brothers event team and Wendy Creed Productions scrawled eerie, graffiti-like messages from the Joker all over the event space. Photo: Joe Fornabaio Children scrawled graffiti-like messages across chalkboard panels at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice awards after-party in Los Angeles in April. Photo: Andi Blady German artist Jonathan Meese's "Marlene Dietrich in Dr. No's Ludovico-Clinic (Dr. Baby's Erzland)" installation at the Watermill Center on Long Island's East End coincided with the arts organization's big summer benefit in July. The sprawling work incorporated graffiti and collage. Photo: aliceandchris.com for BizBash At the Art Gallery of Ontario's Massive Party benefit in April, artist Dan Bergeron's project mixed photography and graffiti art. Photo: Gary Beechey for BizBash     RELATED TOPICS Angeleno Magazine, The Dark Knight, Warner Brothers, Kidrobot, Mini Cooper, Nickelodeon, Watermill Center, Sundance Institute, Art Gallery of Ontario