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 119

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Adam Schrader's Work 119 Articles

Science and Technology - Nov 25, 2025 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

Government and Cultural Heritage - Nov 23, 2025 Kennedy Center is ‘a swamp for cronyism’ under Trump, Senate Democrats say

In a response, Grenell called the letter “filled with partisan attacks and false accusations.”

by Adam Schrader

History and Archaeology - Nov 23, 2025 Syrian government shoots down claims of ‘cave of gold’ discovery

Three small antiquity-like objects displayed on a red clot with a thin greenish metal bracelet or ring positioned above them.

Instead, archaeologists found an Ancient Roman burial ground.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Nov 23, 2025 Collector sues after Sotheby’s ignores request to resell Modigliani it originally sold him

An exterior shot of Sotheby's location on the Upper East Side of Manhattan

The auction house allegedly said the painting, which it had sold to him in 2003, failed to meet certain criteria during a 2016 appraisal.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Nov 23, 2025 Withers bets on hybrid art law-advisory model with hire of Frank Lord

A lawyerly man wearing a suit and glasses is pictured smiling against a city street background

Withers turns to a hybrid art-law model as clients seek guidance beyond standard contract work.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Nov 22, 2025 Bulgaria, Europol arrest 35 in major looted artifacts trafficking ring bust

A police officer in tactical gear and a helmet enters a dimly lit building through a doorway, carrying a long firearm, with Cyrillic lettering and the word “POLICE” on the back of his vest.

Authorities seized 3,000 artworks and artifacts in the operation, including gold and silver coins worth more than $115 million.

by Adam Schrader

Labor and Capital - Nov 22, 2025 Philadelphia Art Museum fires back at Sasha Suda in court, names replacement

A man in a blue suit and striped tie stands in front of a tall stone column and beige marble wall, looking at the camera.

The filing came amid Sasha Suda's lawsuit against the museum, accusing the board of firing her "without a valid basis."

by Adam Schrader