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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   -   Nov 30, 2025 Housing programs could give preference to artists under NYC council bill
A man with a short haircut, a black suit and blue tie smiles in front of a government building.

The bill would clarify that agency-run housing programs can legally offer preference to working artists.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 29, 2025 Supreme Court defers acting in Trump’s firing of top copyright official
Donald Trump stands in a dimly lit room beside a podium with the presidential seal, illuminated by dramatic shadows against blue curtains.

The delay leaves the Copyright Office in operational limbo as questions grow over who controls its A.I. policy direction.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 28, 2025 Artist Justin Bua sues China-based online retailers for copyright infringement
A stylized painting of a pianist with elongated arms and fingers playing a keyboard, smoke curling from a cigarette as warm orange light glows behind him.

The hip-hop artist says 50 online storefronts operated under coordinated aliases to sell counterfeit merchandise and evade accountability in U.S. markets.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Nov 28, 2025 The Art of the Sale: Gift shops become lifeline as museums urge shoppers to buy local
Plush peacock, peacock-patterned mug, and decorative tile displayed on a stool in front of a colorful peacock-themed mosaic wall.

With budgets tightening and costs climbing, museums say buying holiday gifts from their shops directly supports exhibitions, education programs and local artists.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 25, 2025 Collector Les Wexner is mentioned at least 89 times in Epstein files
Collector Les Wexner is mentioned at least 89 times in Epstein files

The congressional release compiles years of interviews, emails and filings in which Wexner's name repeatedly surfaced, though it does not make new misconduct allegations.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 25, 2025 Four more suspects arrested in Louvre heist, prosecutors announce
Four more suspects arrested in Louvre heist, prosecutors announce

Those arrests come in addition to the four people who have already been charged in the case.

by Adam Schrader
Science and Technology   -   Nov 25, 2025 Breakfast’s kinetic art using climate data will take over Miami Beach hotel for Art Week
Breakfast’s kinetic art using climate data will take over Miami Beach hotel for Art Week

Seven large-scale works, some reacting to melting ice sheets and others to Miami’s own water use, will animate 1 Hotel's façade and beachfront.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Nov 24, 2025 London’s shuttered Pictorum Gallery has not paid artists or workers, they say
Two colorful paintings of lavish feast tables with lobsters, cakes, fruit, and women holding drinks in vibrant party scenes.

Artists and former staff describe unpaid wages, missing artworks and confusion surrounding the gallery’s abrupt shutdown.

by Adam Schrader
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