- ADVERTISEMENT - To bring the animation to life, Intertrend installed LED screens encompassing the theater’s tall arch windows where visitors can watch “00X” wish locals a Happy Lunar New Year. While we could explain to you what the animation looks like, we thought it better to show you. “00X” was given dimension by 3D artist Oscar A. Campos and is modeled after secret agent 007, or James Bond, fitted with a smart tuxedo and all the dashing, suave energy the iconic spy-series hero is known for. Oh, and all the hair. We’re betting 00X’s do is modeled as a cross between the blond locks of Daniel Craigs’s Bond and the side swept style of Timothy Dalton.
Cheech Marin enjoys art during opening night at Art Los Angeles Contemporary, 9th Edition, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica in 2018. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Art Los Angeles) Explore Chicano art with Cheech Marin. Learn about science and listen to music as First Fridays return to NHM. Take a self-guided walking tour of Heritage Square s grounds. Dive into Spanish sherry and African American food culture. Friday, Feb. 5; 7 p.m. PST Dan Guerrero Happy Hour with guest Cheech Marin LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes welcomes comedian, actor and art collector Cheech Marin for a chat with Dan Guerrero. Marin discusses his career and his passion for Chicano art. Much of his personal collection will be housed in a soon-to-open museum in Riverside, The Cheech Marin Center of Chicano Art, Culture & Industry (aka The Cheech). Register to view on Zoom or watch on Facebook.
- ADVERTISEMENT - In 2016, people peeled red envelopes off the ground-floor windows for the Year of the Monkey, eventually revealing an ink-on-paper piece by internationally recognized artist James Jean. In 2019 an interactive, digital slot machine was activated for the Year of the Pig. In January of 2020, Intertrend created an outdoor neon artwork in celebration of the Year of the Rat. This week, in celebration of the upcoming holidays, Intertrend created the living room scene from the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” A giant storybook sits behind the windows, complete with a few homages to Long Beach and a charming winter scene from the poem.