Simultaneous art
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Simultaneous art is a style of art that uses multiple, simultaneous discordant and confusing sensations and narratives to create art that was an experience, rather than an object. Each spectator's experience is a construct of multiple, simultaneous elements. The "meaning" of the art is indeterminate. Rather than leading the spectators to understanding, they would be led only to the crossroads; the juxtaposition of simultaneous elements would create the possibility of multiple meanings. Early 20th century French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is credited as a pioneer of simultaneous art.[1]
Apollinaire influenced the work of architect Eduard Autant and his wife Louise Lara, who helped spread the ideas to architects Auguste Perret and Robert Mallet-Stevens. These architects shared similar ideas about modernism influenced by Marxist inspired concepts of collective space. Drawing on classical tradition of the theater as a space for vision, and audience as spectator, Autant and Lara re-conceptualized the roles of theater director and architect. The "meaning" of the art is indeterminate; the juxtaposition of simultaneous elements presents multiple possible meanings resolved by the participation of performers and spectators.[1]