Adam Schrader

Adam Schrader is the founder of Urgent Matter and a longtime crime and politics reporter. His work has appeared in Artnet News, The Art Newspaper, the New York Post, the New York Daily News, and United Press International.

Location New York

Number of Articles 764

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Adam Schrader's Work 764 Articles

Law and Crime - Jul 31, 2026 Judge adds interest to Nazi-looted Modigliani ruling, says the law gives him no choice

The estate wants $23,323,562.20 in interest.

by Adam Schrader

Jul 31, 2026 Court Documents: The Nahmad Modigliani interest ruling

Documents filed in New York County Supreme Court

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jul 28, 2026 Artist sues Kai Matsumiya gallery over alleged unpaid sale proceeds

Jonathan Bruce Williams says the Lower East Side gallery sold two of his light-box works but kept his $16,441 share

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jul 28, 2026 Appeals court says artist sued Jeff Koons too late over 'Made in Heaven' snake sculpture

The panel held Michael Hayden should have found the allegedly infringing works years before he sued in 2021.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Jul 28, 2026 Why Gaza's Palestinian-led reconstruction must prioritize culture and archives

A new Oxfam report argues that Palestinians must decide how Gaza is rebuilt. The reconstruction must prioritize cultural sites.

by Adam Schrader

Labor and Capital - Jul 27, 2026 Labor charge accuses Toledo Museum of Art of firing guards over union activity

The charge was filed on May 6 and the case remains open.

by Adam Schrader

Jul 27, 2026 FOIA Documents: NLRB records in the Toledo Museum of Art guard discharge charge

Eleven pages released by the NLRB on July 27, 2026, in response to Urgent Matter's FOIA request.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Jul 26, 2026 Seoul’s Kansong museum hands a pair of Qing dynasty lions back to China

The marble guardians, bought at a 1933 Yamanaka & Co. auction in Osaka, had flanked the entrance to Bohwagak since 1938.

by Adam Schrader