Santa Monica, CA--Los Angeles now has an arts magazine to call its own. The premier issue of ArtCommotion, a Web magazine presenting contemporary visual and literary art of Los Angeles is now available on the World Wide Web at http://www.artcommotion.com/. ArtCommotion features commissioned art, interviews, weekly news, reviews, and free classifieds. ArtCommotionÕs mission is to provide a new way for people to experience the arts.

Says publisher Philip van Allen, "We've created a multimedia magazine that invites art to expand beyond the page." Art dealer Craig Krull adds, "ArtCommotion's frequent updates reflect the fast pace of L.A. culture. The web site affords people an opportunity to not only keep up with the local art scene, but also to broaden it."

ArtCommotion commissions interactive art for each issue. Established, mid-career artists, as well as up-and-coming artists, are encouraged to experiment with this new form of expression. Issue 1 features an interactive work by Kim Abeles, a Los Angeles-based mixed-media, activist artist titled Equidistant. The piece requires readers to participate and discover for themselves the sights and sounds on equidistant sides of Los Angeles' La Brea tar pits. Equidistant combines maps, audio, video, and photography. Also featured in issue 1: poetry by Amy Gerstler along with audio readings; a short story by Benjamin Weissman; interactive haiku by Laurie Fox; interviews with artist-filmmakers Larry Clark and Robert Longo; and a profile of artist Ed Moses.

ArtCommotion, the Los Angeles Contemporary Arts Magazine, is a web 'zine and resource featuring provocative, contemporary visual and literary art. The bi-monthly presents commissioned art, interviews, weekly news, reviews, and classifieds. ArtCommotion is published by Commotion New Media (http://www.commotion.com/), an award-winning production studio. Commotion's clients include LAUNCH Magazine, Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Nestlé Butterfinger, www.CatalogSite.com , Microware Systems Corporation, Thomson Consumer Electronics, and Philips Interactive Media.