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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 778
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Adam Schrader's Work 778 Articles
Labor and Capital   -   Nov 28, 2025 The Art of the Sale: Gift shops become lifeline as museums urge shoppers to buy local
Plush peacock, peacock-patterned mug, and decorative tile displayed on a stool in front of a colorful peacock-themed mosaic wall.

With budgets tightening and costs climbing, museums say buying holiday gifts from their shops directly supports exhibitions, education programs and local artists.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 25, 2025 Collector Les Wexner is mentioned at least 89 times in Epstein files
Collector Les Wexner is mentioned at least 89 times in Epstein files

The congressional release compiles years of interviews, emails and filings in which Wexner's name repeatedly surfaced, though it does not make new misconduct allegations.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 25, 2025 Four more suspects arrested in Louvre heist, prosecutors announce
Four more suspects arrested in Louvre heist, prosecutors announce

Those arrests come in addition to the four people who have already been charged in the case.

by Adam Schrader
Science and Technology   -   Nov 25, 2025 Breakfast’s kinetic art using climate data will take over Miami Beach hotel for Art Week
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
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
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