Extra extra №24

Ready to slip into something a little more irresistible? Extra Extra issue 24 is drenched in desire, a little cheeky, and entirely intoxicating. On the cover, Czech photographer and educator Libuše Jarcovjáková captures a woman mid-desire, a glass casually cradled between her thighs. Inside the pages, writer Sulaiman Addonia lets language stretch and shimmer in Tentacular Thinking, a sensuous meditation on Brussels, where the philosophies of Édouard Glissant ripple like whispers down the street. In The Object of Desire, writer Busra Erkara cozies up to carpets, uncovering their plush, woven allure. Lines loop and lean in Coastline, a series by graphic designer Max Kisman, inspired by a first encounter with his love. Meanwhile, designer Gabriel Fontana, in conversation with writer and designer Nadine Botha, reimagines collective joy through sports, bodies, and play. Photographer Antoine d’Agata turns up the heat with his raw, fevered intimacy, while painter Nicole Eisenman invites us into charged social scenes, smirking and buzzing with tension.
Ever wondered what it’s like to be married to an AI? Performance artist Alicia Framis spills the digital tea to curator Maia Kenney about daily life with her virtual husband, Ailex. Filmmaker Nabil Ayouch joins programmer Paola Raiman to dive into Everybody Loves Touda, his latest film about a fierce, liberated singer inspired by Morocco’s rebellious sheikha tradition. In Attractions, curator and writer Lucy Kumara Moore roams London with her senses wide open, lingering on glances and ice cream drips, while visual artist Jiayue Yu invites us into dreamy rooms scented with sleep, sweat, and sweetness.