Stripburger: 33 Years on the Scene – Pioneers of Independent Comics
exhibition of comics, graphics, publications, and other delights, accompanied by a performative reading, discussions, guided tours, workshops, and a screening.

Palazzo Bisaccioni, Jesi, Italy
19. 9.−23. 11. 2025

This autumn, Stripburger magazine will be presented in the Italian city of Jesi at the invitation of the renowned art academy ACCA (Accademia di Comics, Creatività e Arti Visive) and the Cassa di Risparmio di Jesi Foundation. In addition to an exhibition dedicated to more than three decades of comic production and the cultivation of independent comic culture, the program will include several other events: a discussion, a performative reading, a workshop, and a screening of animated films.

The main focus of the exhibition Stripburger: 33 Years on the Scene – Pioneers of Independent Comics at Palazzo Bisaccioni will be the presentation of works by selected Slovenian comic artists, as well as the diverse comic and graphic output created over more than 30 years of the magazine’s publication and its activity on the domestic and international comic scenes.

On display will be original comics by Slovenian authors who regularly publish their work under the auspices of Stripburger, along with graphic works and special comic editions by numerous authors and collaborators – long-time companions of the magazine from both the domestic and international independent comic scenes. The exhibited works embody the diversity, originality, and variety that have been Stripburger’s trademark since its beginnings in 1992 up to the present day.

The opening of the exhibition will be attended by the magazine’s editor and curator, Katerina Mirović, along with comic artists and versatile creators Andrej Štular and Martin Ramoveš. A discussion will follow on the history of Stripburger as an example of good practice and longevity in the field of independent comic creativity, as well as its unique role as a mediator between the comic scenes of the Balkans and Western Europe. In addition to representatives of the organizers, the discussion will also feature Paola Bristot, a long-time Stripburger collaborator, curator, editor, producer of the Piccolo Festival Animazione, and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice.

The discussion will be preceded by a performative reading of Sharp Rhythms (Ostri ritmi), which presents comic and visual interpretations of Srečko Kosovel’s poetry from Štular’s book of the same name. The poetry will be performed by Andrej Štular and Paola Bristot, with musical accompaniment on guitar by Martin Ramoveš.

Exhibiting Artists:
Andrej Štular, Matej Stupica, Marko Kociper, Igor Hofbauer, David Krančan, Tanja Komadina, Martin Ramoveš, Domen Finžgar, Marcel Ruijters, Jakob Klemenčič, Danijel Žeželj, Max Andersson, Matti Hagelberg, Lars Fiske, Arkadi, Pakito Bolino, Andrea Bruno, Bendik Kaltenborn, Filipe Abranches, Gašper Rus, Jyrki Heikkinen, Kaja Avberšek, Matei Branea, Matej Lavrenčič, Dunja Janković, Neža Jurman, Leon Zuodar, Mathias Lehmann, Rok Mohar, Marko A. Kovačič …

Curators of the exhibition: Katerina Mirović & Alessio Trabacchini

EVENTS:

Palazzo Bisaccioni, Piazza Colocci
Saturday, September 20, 2025, 17:45
Discussion: Stripburger, 33 Years on the Scene, guest: Paola Bristot

L’Hemingway, Piazza delle Monachette
Saturday, September 20, 2025, 21:30
Sharp Rhythms, a performative reading of Srečko Kosovel’s poetry with Andrej Štular and Paola Bristot; visuals: Andrej Štular, music: Martin Ramoveš

Sunday, September 21, 2025, 10:00–13:00
Comics workshop for children; mentors: Andrej Štular & Martin Ramoveš

During the Ratatà independent comics and illustration festival, which will take place in Jesi in October, guided tours for schools and comics workshops will be organized. The festival program will also feature a discussion titled “Pioneers of Independent Comics” on alternative comics in Europe and their artistic, political, and social dimensions, as well as a screening of the animated film Stripburger in Motion. The film is an animated collage of eight comics created in different techniques and visual styles, directed by Boris Dolenc for the magazine’s 18th anniversary (production: Forum Ljubljana; co-production: Invida and 100, 2010).

Organization: Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Jesi, ACCA Academy of Comics, Creativity and Visual Arts
Co-financed by: Municipality of Jesi | Marche Region | Slovenian Book Agency
Other partners: Ratatà, Acca Fotografia, L’Hemingway

The presentation of Stripburger magazine is part of the international programme co-financed by the Slovenian Book Agency (JAK RS).