In the mid-19th century Iran became home to a thriving contemporary art scene, with Tehran being West Asia s most active visual cultural centre. At the forefront of this was Fereydoun Ave (born 1945) – artist, designer, collector and art patron, Ave has devoted the last four decades to celebrating Iranian artists. Since the revolution in 1979 international sanctions on the country have made it difficult for Iranians to travel abroad and for westerners to access Iran, this has rendered a generation of artists underexposed, and invisible from the Western art World s gaze.
Bonham s New Day New Wave: Curated by Fereydoun Ave seeks to change that with works of 31 Iranian artists previously unseen on the market. The sale is online and runs from
February 21, 2021 THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is now selling both the Lapu-Lapu banknote and the medal to the general public.
This was announced by BSP Gov. Benjamin Diokno during this speech at the Ulat ng BSP sa Bayan on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.
“We would like to inform the public that they can now buy the Lapu-Lapu commemorative banknotes and medals starting today,” Diokno said.
The P5,000 Lapu-Lapu banknote is for sale for P5,500 while the Lapu-Lapu medal is for sale for P3,500.
BSP, however, said that due to the limited stocks, the central bank cannot guarantee that all orders will be serviced.
Riyadh, February 21, 2021, SPA The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has approved awarding the Merit Medal of the second grade to 20 citizens and 2 residents.