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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 117
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Adam Schrader's Work 117 Articles
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Dec 03, 2025 Hong Kong art and cultural events postponed as toll from deadly blaze climbs
wo Hong Kong Fire Services officers stand at a podium during a nighttime press briefing, surrounded by microphones, with a fire services emblem and emergency vehicle visible behind them.

Hong Kong officials said Tuesday that 156 people have died after more bodies were recovered.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 02, 2025 New details emerge in 2024 murder of gallerist Brent Sikkema
A black and white photo closely cropped to the face of a man who looks directly at the camera

Daniel Sikkema faces life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors have declined to seek the death penalty.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Dec 02, 2025 Culture Wars: Iranians irate amid UNESCO filing delays after Saudi Arabia registers rose-related practices
Culture Wars: Iranians irate amid UNESCO filing delays after Saudi Arabia registers rose-related practices

Iran’s rosewater bid was delayed, drawing scrutiny at home and comparisons with Saudi Arabia’s 2024 Taif listing.

by Adam Schrader
Pop Culture   -   Dec 02, 2025 Melania’s White House Christmas decorations include Lego portrait of Donald Trump
The White House Green Room decorated for Christmas, with two Lego-style portraits—George Washington on the left and Donald Trump on the right

The Lego portrait appears to be a recreation of his inaugural headshot at the start of his second term in January.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Dec 01, 2025 On sidelines of Miami Art Week, Opera Gallery show explores how artists use color
On sidelines of Miami Art Week, Opera Gallery show explores how artists use color

The show spans eight decades of artists—from Monet and Haring to Kapoor and Boafo.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 01, 2025 Collector sues Atlanta dealer, claiming lifelong friend sold him $20M in counterfeit art
Collector sues Atlanta dealer, claiming lifelong friend sold him $20M in counterfeit art

The lawsuit says an Atlanta dealer used fake experts and forged documents to sell a Florida collector millions of dollors of counterfeit works.

by Adam Schrader
Market and Money   -   Dec 01, 2025 Miami Beach expands free water taxis for Art Week
Miami Beach expands free water taxis for Art Week

Miami Beach is growing its free Art Week water taxi fleet as the city works to manage traffic with temporary aquatic transit.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Nov 30, 2025 Rosy Simas cultivates a ‘good mind’ with Walker Art Center commissions
Rosy Simas cultivates a ‘good mind’ with Walker Art Center commissions

Simas’s new installation and performance for the Walker Art Center draw on ancestral objects, treaty history, and the nearly vanished practice of cornhusk twining to explore what she calls working with a “good mind.”

by Adam Schrader
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