{"id":1543,"date":"2026-06-25T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tadoley.com\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:31:00","slug":"hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tadoley.com\/?p=1543","title":{"rendered":"Hilton Als on the Way We Live Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/17277\/hilton-als-the-way-we-live-now-athens-david-hockney?utm_source=Linkamp;utm_medium=Linkamp;utm_campaign=RSSFeedamp;utm_term=hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/786\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/4\/474815.jpg\" alt=\"KREP-222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTo look through the work they built together is to understand what the great collectors call grace,\u201d says Hilton Als, on the contemporary art assembled by Greek art collector George Economou, his daughter Alexandra and collection director Skarlet Smatana. For Als, their work brings to mind the great 20th-century patrons John and Dominique de Menil, whose love of art and artists was like \u201can act of faith\u201d. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is in Athens for the opening of an exhibitionhellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/17277\/hilton-als-the-way-we-live-now-athens-david-hockney?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now\">read more raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14727\/the-way-we-live-now\/0?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-152-1083-722\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/4\/474726.jpeg\" alt=\"01. KATHARINA FRITSCH_ZWEI MANNER\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14727\/the-way-we-live-now\/1?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-226-1763-1175\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/4\/474727.jpeg\" alt=\"02. DAVID HAMMONS_19980012\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14727\/the-way-we-live-now\/2?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-323-1433-955\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/4\/474728.jpeg\" alt=\"03. DAVID HOCKNEY\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14727\/the-way-we-live-now\/3?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-488-2682-1788\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/4\/474815.jpg\" alt=\"KREP-222\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14727\/the-way-we-live-now\/4?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/284-495-615-410\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/4\/474730.jpeg\" alt=\"07. LORNA SIMPSON_20160003\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14727\/the-way-we-live-now\/5?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-31-2153-1435\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/4\/474731.jpg\" alt=\"08. HENRY TAYLOR_20120018\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14727\/the-way-we-live-now\/0?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=hilton-als-on-the-way-we-live-now\">View Gallery (8 images)<\/a>nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTo look through the work they built together is to understand what the great collectors call grace,\u201d says Hilton Als, on the contemporary art assembled by Greek art collector George Economou, his daughter Alexandra and collection director Skarlet Smatana. 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