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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 764
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Adam Schrader's Work 764 Articles
Law and Crime   -   Aug 12, 2026 Art world socialite Libbie Mugrabi’s lawyer moves to quit two of her lawsuits
Art world socialite Libbie Mugrabi’s lawyer moves to quit two of her lawsuits

Michael Regan asked to drop Mugrabi from two cases, saying she stopped paying and stopped cooperating.

by Adam Schrader
Aug 12, 2026 Court Documents: The lawsuits against Libbie Mugrabi and her lawyers' exits

This page hosts the primary court records behind Urgent Matter's reporting on Libbie Mugrabi.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 11, 2026 AMNH wins $508K judgment from sightseeing pass company that shut down
AMNH wins $508K judgment from sightseeing pass company that shut down

The companies waived any appeal, and the deal lets the museum sell the debt to anyone without telling them.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Aug 11, 2026 New play turns Lilith’s Eden into art at The Tank
New play turns Lilith’s Eden into art at The Tank

The play revisits the medieval story of Adam’s first wife, recasting Lilith as a woman navigating religious authority, sexual violence and freedom.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Aug 10, 2026 Syria defends Damascus Citadel food stalls and disavows Baathist heritage policy
Syria defends Damascus Citadel food stalls and disavows Baathist heritage policy

A former head of the antiquities directorate said the festival's commercial fixtures damaged the UNESCO-listed fortress.

by Adam Schrader
Aug 10, 2026 What We Skipped: A 'worst aquarium ever,' talking saints and a $45 masterpiece
What We Skipped: A 'worst aquarium ever,' talking saints and a $45 masterpiece

What We Skipped is a recurring log of stories Urgent Matter considered but chose not to publish.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 09, 2026 San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum closes after curator’s arrest
San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum closes after curator’s arrest

Andrew Farago, the museum’s former curator, was arrested for secretly recording guests — among them children — in his home bathroom.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Aug 09, 2026 UK judge dismisses Russia sanctions case against Hauser & Wirth
UK judge dismisses Russia sanctions case against Hauser & Wirth

The court found prosecutors could not prove the buyer of a George Condo painting was ordinarily resident in Russia.

by Adam Schrader
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