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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 559
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Adam Schrader's Work 559 Articles
Law and Crime   -   May 10, 2026 Photographer Nick Vedros sues Florida design firm for alleged copyright violation
Photographer Nick Vedros sues Florida design firm for alleged copyright violation

Vedros, a commercial and fine art photographer, has had his work shown in recent museum exhibitions.

by Adam Schrader
May 10, 2026 Court Documents: Vedros v. Indigo Design

Documents from U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 10, 2026 More artifacts tied to traffickers Subhash Kapoor, Nancy Wiener repatriated to India
A sandstone sculpture of Ganesha is pictured against a black background

The return of the artifacts was announced on April 28 by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   May 09, 2026 More than 50 Venice Biennale artists withdraw from public vote awards
More than 50 Venice Biennale artists withdraw from public vote awards

The move was made in solidarity with the biennale’s resigned jury.

by Adam Schrader
People   -   May 09, 2026 Bruno Bischofberger, dealer and champion of Andy Warhol, dies at 86
Bruno Bischofberger, dealer and champion of Andy Warhol, dies at 86

Bischofberger’s death was announced on social media by his eponymous gallery in Switzerland. No cause of death was given.

by Adam Schrader
Opinion   -   May 08, 2026 Emmalea Russo skewers the art world in surreal sequel 'The Moon Papers'
Emmalea Russo skewers the art world in surreal sequel 'The Moon Papers'

The Bellmer-Furio family saga continues as a cult-like collective attempts to launch an artificial moon, skewering the narcissism, market logic and absurdities of the art world.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 05, 2026 Father-daughter duo plead guilty in $2M counterfeit art scheme
A photocopy in black-and-white of a painting depicting a nude female

Erwin Bankowsk, 50, and his 26-year-old daughter Karolina Bankowska pleaded guilty to their charges in Brooklyn federal court.

by Adam Schrader
May 05, 2026 Court Documents: U.S. v. Bankowski & Bankowska

Records from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

by Adam Schrader
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