A selection of cartoons from the 23rd International Biennial Salon of Anti-War Cartoon in Kragujevac has opened at the Médiathèque de Suresnes in France.

Running from September 8 to 13, 2026, the exhibition brings together 50 works selected from the latest edition of the long-running Serbian salon. The 2025 competition received a record 1,442 cartoons from 506 cartoonists representing 67 countries.

According to the organizers, it was the highest level of participation recorded by the salon since its establishment in 1981.

The works shown in Suresnes address armed conflict, human rights, freedom and the consequences of war. The exhibition also includes a cartoon by Italian artist Marco De Angelis, whose work received the City of Suresnes Prize.

The 2025 award winners

The main prizes of the 23rd International Salon were announced in Kragujevac in August 2025.

A salon founded in 1981

The International Salon of Anti-War Cartoon was created in Kragujevac in 1981 in connection with the memory of the civilians killed there by German occupation forces on October 21, 1941.

The salon has since developed into an international exhibition and competition devoted to anti-war cartooning. Selected works have been shown beyond Kragujevac through the city’s international partnerships.

The 2025 edition was first presented at the 21 October Museum in Kragujevac, where the selected cartoons were exhibited and the awards were presented in October last year.

The Suresnes exhibition opened on September 8 with a public reception and remains on view through September 13.