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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 359
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Adam Schrader's Work 359 Articles
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Dec 10, 2025 Russia opens ‘Battlefield’ museum in occupied Mariupol
Russia opens ‘Battlefield’ museum in occupied Mariupol

Sergei Ladochkin, a member of the Russian Civic Chamber, called it a “symbol of the city's liberation from neo-Nazis."

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 10, 2025 Swedish climate activists who targeted Monet painting acquitted
Two climate protesters stand in front of a Monet painting inside a museum gallery, with red paint smeared across the artwork’s protective surface.

The activists had targeted Monet's "The Artist’s Garden at Giverny" in June 2023.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 09, 2025 New York seeks $17K from seemingly defunct Nancy Wiener Gallery
Khmer bronze “Shiva Triad” sculpture with three standing figures on a shared stepped base, digitally placed against a red background.

A new filing alleges the dormant gallery skipped mandatory insurance coverage.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 09, 2025 Pascal de Sarthe hits back at Yves Bouvier over missing artworks claim
Pascal de Sarthe hits back at Yves Bouvier over missing artworks claim

Bouvier says 91 artworks vanished after he entrusted them to Hong Kong dealer Pascal de Sarthe.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Dec 08, 2025 Iraq plans new museum in Baghdad’s post-American ‘Green Zone’
A man stands at a podium with the Iraqi flag behind him

Turning part of the Green Zone into a museum appears to be a deliberate attempt to reclaim space long associated with foreign control.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 08, 2025 See all the works by Matisse, Portinari stolen in Brazilian library heist
See all the works by Matisse, Portinari stolen in Brazilian library heist

Brazilian officials in the city of São Paulo have notified Interpol of the missing artworks.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 08, 2025 Armed thieves steal Matisse works from Brazilian library
Armed thieves steal Matisse works from Brazilian library

During the heist, the robbers reportedly subdued security workers and an elderly couple visiting the exhibition.

by Adam Schrader
Opinion   -   Dec 08, 2025 New phase of cultural protests emerges after climate change demonstrations fade
Two Take Back Power protesters stand beside the Crown Jewels display case at the Tower of London after custard and crumble were thrown on the glass

After the collapse of climate protests in museums, a new activist wave is aiming its disruptions at symbols of state power.

by Adam Schrader
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