A simple way to bring a funky, laid-back artist vibe to any event can be done through graffiti. In addition to decor items tagged with scribbled messages and drawings, many events these days are using the interactive art form to encourage guest participation.
During Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in September 2010, Chanel threw a party to fete the reopening of its Peter Marino-redesigned SoHo store. Outside the space a digital interactive graffiti wall invited guests to tag, or write messages, on a series of LED screens using spray paint cans outfitted with infrared technology. Graffiti artists were also on hand to work with guests and create original artwork.
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At the Pepsi and Billboard Summer Beats Concert inside New York's Gotham Hall, a wall of graffiti-style designs by Artkek Creative served as an eye-catching element at the entrance to the August event. Guests were invited to write their own message.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower premiered during this year's Toronto International Film Festival, and at the film's party, attendees could doodle and write on an all-white car parked inside a custom-built patio area.
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For the 2008 Watermill Center's benefit in New York, German artist Jonathan Meese created a sprawling installation dubbed "Marlene Dietrich in Dr. No's Ludovico-Clinic (Dr. Baby's Erzland)," which incorporated graffiti and collage.
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The new graffiti-inspired "Tag It" line from AFR Event Furnishings includes leather sofas, chairs, acrylic tables, and ottomans that guests can permanently leave their mark on with Sharpies at events. The furniture items, which are for sale only, can be displayed in the office post-event.
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The 2009 Washington National Opera Ball featured a graffiti-covered wall, and cubes displayed desserts such as strudel and rustic fruit tarts.
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At an Angeleno magazine release party in 2008, local artists, including Man One, spray-painted massive murals in the two-level garage of a Hollywood condo.
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When Bon-Ton and Australian clothing brand Mambo partnered in 2011 they threw a celebratory party, where event organizers paired local artist Andrea von Bujdoss with Australia's Brent Smith, for a live graffiti-art battle.
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Graffiti moved from the traditional wall background to skin at a New York Nerve.com party in 2000, where guests signed human guest books.
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