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 778

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Adam Schrader's Work 778 Articles

Law and Crime - Dec 12, 2025 Italy arrests dozens in crackdown on archaeological looting network tied to mafia

Helicopters and elite Carabinieri squads moved across Sicily and Calabria after investigators linked two long-running probes.

by Adam Schrader

Pop Culture - Dec 12, 2025 Latest Epstein photos include image of Trump condoms

The product was sold by New York City novelty shop Fishs Eddy.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 10, 2025 Heirs of Jewish banker who sold Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ lose restitution appeal

The court found no federal basis for the case and said Sompo’s ties to Illinois were too limited to support a lawsuit.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Dec 10, 2025 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

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