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 558

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Adam Schrader's Work 558 Articles

Government and Cultural Heritage - May 15, 2026 Dealer’s proactive alert leads to the return of Timurid cenotaph to Uzbekistan

Timurid cenotaph from Uzbekistan displayed on a white tablecloth, with carved Arabic inscriptions and decorative geometric patterns visible on the dark stone surface.

It was handed over during an April 28 ceremony, in which ten other "priceless" artifacts were also returned.

by Adam Schrader

Market and Money - May 15, 2026 Brazilian art is gaining a deeper New York foothold, Almeida & Dale says

The São Paulo gallery is presenting at both Frieze New York and Independent.

by Adam Schrader

Labor and Capital - May 15, 2026 Met plans merger with Neue Galerie in major Lauder gift

An exterior view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals.

by Adam Schrader

Shows and Exhibitions - May 14, 2026 Giles Duley rethinks war photography in Frieze Week show

The show is on view through May 24 in a 77th-floor penthouse in the residential Sutton Tower.

by Adam Schrader

Pop Culture - May 14, 2026 Artists recruited for anti-ICE World Cup campaign

The campaign, called "No ICE in the Cup," is organized by The Horizons Project.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - May 14, 2026 Iran disputes Venice Biennale statement it had withdrawn from the event

Cost, political risk and lack of a permanent Venice structure left Iran seeking a shorter exhibition model.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 13, 2026 Brent Sikkema murder trial opens as disputed chart details alleged plot

A composite image of three photos. Left is a man holding a crossbow-like weapon, on the right the same man is seen outdoors in Rio de Janeiro. At center is a woman lying down.

The murder-for-hire trial of Daniel Sikkema opened in Manhattan federal court this week while a newly disputed government timeline filed to the court laid out months of messages, money transfers, searches and travel records prosecutors said point to an alleged plot. “In the year 2024, Brent Sikkema was brutally murdered,

by Adam Schrader

Shows and Exhibitions - May 13, 2026 Leonora Carrington sculpture show opens amid renewed scrutiny of late bronzes

The exhibition arrives as debate over Carrington’s late bronzes continues to divide her heirs and the market.

by Adam Schrader