LAling

                                                                        LAling   /ˈlä ling/ 

The 27 words of a LA artspeak to signal a group of people who are bound by language through the recent activities initiated at MOCA. The 27 lingers for the number of years Schimmel was the director.

1.     Deesch /ˈdēsh/ adjective, An expressive term used as a sign of distaste for art. The word is a conflation of the sound of the transgressive director and the distasteful onomatopoeia, jeesh.

2.     Baldeseeya /bal de ˈsee yuh/ interjection, noun, verb, A friendly greeting or goodbye or a “see you, wouldn’t want to be you” sarcastic goodbye.

3.     Opiened  /ˈō pēnd/ Further Baldeseeya’s the following an intital one.

4.     Barrymade /ˈbarē-mād/ adjective, noun, When art museums invite celebrities to curate or host exclusive showings that are mainly for other celebrities and celebrity gawkers.

5.     Obeyhed /ōˈbā hed/ adjective, Describes exhibition design or graphic materials around an art exhibition that are gaudy design materials and practices.

6.     Broaten /ˈbrō-ten/ adjective, The state in which the mission of the institution is broken due to money and positioning.

7.     Schimmeyed /ˈshim-ēd/ adjective, verb The act resulting in a firing based on personality issues. The action is done quickly to leave the institution with little to no culpability.

8.     Hellya Skellya /ˈhel-ē ə ˈskell- ē ə / verb, noun A curatorial boon; the act of presenting a great show that may define an epoch for a city.

9.     Stong /stäng / verb, The action of an institution cutting educational workshops and education-based curators. Coupled with the word gone; also a term for being collateral damage in a bigger cleansing movement.

10.   Elidazzled /ˈē-lī-ˈda zəld/ verb, The act of trying to cover up a cleaning of personnel through writing conflicting and grey shaded actions, confusing the course for what will happen next.

11.   Byrned /bərnd/ noun, The fear of a conspiracy involving investments were made to control, dissolving the institution and gaining its assets.

12.   Martinalize /märt ˈēnəlˌīz/ verb, A once preferred group is disavowed by an institution.

13.   Blogstipation /bläg-təˈpāSHən/ noun, A condition in which blogs and media are saturated, bogged down into an endless cycle of speculation over one major story

14.   Scoopagula /ˈsko͞op agyə -lə / noun, When a blog or media outlet breaks a story in art ahead of other sources.

15.   Derushayed /dē ro͞o SHād/ adjective An artist who engages in a movement late, behind others but is generally considered to have made the right decision.

16.   Opidion /ˈō pidyən/ noun, A posting in an opinion section of a public news source seen as a cover up or an opinion institution, riddled with falsehoods.

17.   Discoamatics /disco ə matiks/ noun, A policy making less challenging exhibitions in art.

18.   Philanthrohole /fəˈlanTHrə hōl/ noun, Someone who spends a considerable amount of money on public endeavors and once was favored by the action but is now seen as an egomaniac in danger of destroying the very culture they once were viewed as saving.

19.   Impressafist /imˈpres ə fist/ noun, A force which pursues a vision to change the direction of an institution.

20.   Deitchbag /dē CH bag/ noun, When an art director misuses their power or influence or intimidate subordinates.

21.   Deitchonomy /dē CH aw nō mē/ When the institution’s in its impressafist is generally agreed to have worked.

22.   Ling-signs /liNG-sīns/ noun, verb, Waving at someone by flashing a peace sign /two fingers held palm out/ on the right hand in a spread five fingers, palm out, and terminating with a re-flashing of the peace sign. The sign designates the Laling hello by indicating the number “27”, the years of Paul Schimmel’s tenure.

23.   Mocadus /mōkə dəs/ noun, verb, An exodus of a specific type of audience from a cultural institution.

24.   Saturmocation /saCHər məˈkā SHun/ noun, The tipping point for either side of a story that causes the audience’s interest to wane.

25.   Defixedmocalation /dē fiks ed mōkə lā shən/ noun, When a news story about art reaches its pinnacle of attention and the audience no longer cares.

26.   Eliternity /ēlī ˈtərnitē/ noun, When the institution facing an insurrection controls the message long enough to keep its controversial policies in place in perpetuity due to defixedmocalation.

27.   Che Schimmelvera /SHā SHimel vərə/ noun, A martyred figure spiking a rebellion against an institution it once supported.