extra nothing
@extranothing.bsky.social
Ben Chlapek - art, objects, ephemera, sound, and discontent.
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Chicago! Leading some block printing workshops for ages 13-19 at the library next week. Nov. 10 at Legler at 4pm, Nov. 12 at Harold Washington at 4pm. It’ll be cool! #chicago
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Chicago! Leading some block printing workshops for ages 13-19 at the library next week. Nov. 10 at Legler at 4pm, Nov. 12 at Harold Washington at 4pm. It’ll be cool! #chicago
I made a linoleum relief print gig poster for Ben Melsky’s performance (and 40th birthday). Very cool to see/hear his experimental harp music live.
This one is 8.5” x 14”, limited edition of 48.
This one is 8.5” x 14”, limited edition of 48.
July 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I made a linoleum relief print gig poster for Ben Melsky’s performance (and 40th birthday). Very cool to see/hear his experimental harp music live.
This one is 8.5” x 14”, limited edition of 48.
This one is 8.5” x 14”, limited edition of 48.
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You can clearly see a Chicago police officer inside the facility.
Sanctuary city.
Sanctuary city.
June 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
You can clearly see a Chicago police officer inside the facility.
Sanctuary city.
Sanctuary city.
I’ve got a couple new relief prints in my shop. Extra-nothing.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’ve got a couple new relief prints in my shop. Extra-nothing.com
I love relief printing. I’ll have a couple new ones in the shop soon. #artwork #printmaking
April 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I love relief printing. I’ll have a couple new ones in the shop soon. #artwork #printmaking
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
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I bought Twitter for $44,000,000,000 and sold it back to myself for $33,000,000,000. I have 43 kids and no friends. Everything I make explodes
March 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I bought Twitter for $44,000,000,000 and sold it back to myself for $33,000,000,000. I have 43 kids and no friends. Everything I make explodes
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The Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening in Chicago 🪴
Here’s everything to know about starting a vegetable garden in the Windy City — and take our interactive quiz to learn what plants to grow in your garden: buff.ly/NuSKuQ3
Here’s everything to know about starting a vegetable garden in the Windy City — and take our interactive quiz to learn what plants to grow in your garden: buff.ly/NuSKuQ3
March 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening in Chicago 🪴
Here’s everything to know about starting a vegetable garden in the Windy City — and take our interactive quiz to learn what plants to grow in your garden: buff.ly/NuSKuQ3
Here’s everything to know about starting a vegetable garden in the Windy City — and take our interactive quiz to learn what plants to grow in your garden: buff.ly/NuSKuQ3
If you’re in Chicago, you can see my work at the Backlot Coffee at Western and Montrose for the next several weeks. A few new pieces, a few old favorites. #art #extranothing
March 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If you’re in Chicago, you can see my work at the Backlot Coffee at Western and Montrose for the next several weeks. A few new pieces, a few old favorites. #art #extranothing
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When you use AI, you are participating in a system that is being used to automate dehumanization on many levels. It decides where bombs are dropped, who the government should watch, and who should be locked away, or deported.
It also steals from billions of artists every minute.
It also steals from billions of artists every minute.
March 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
When you use AI, you are participating in a system that is being used to automate dehumanization on many levels. It decides where bombs are dropped, who the government should watch, and who should be locked away, or deported.
It also steals from billions of artists every minute.
It also steals from billions of artists every minute.
people love to say “existence is pain,” but what if it wasn’t?
is this anything?
is this anything?
March 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
people love to say “existence is pain,” but what if it wasn’t?
is this anything?
is this anything?
Another piece made from a drawing that’s a few years old. 18” x 24” toner transfer and graphite. #drawing #printmaking #imagetransfer #artwork
March 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Another piece made from a drawing that’s a few years old. 18” x 24” toner transfer and graphite. #drawing #printmaking #imagetransfer #artwork
Okay, here’s this piece again but I went over all the lightest/missing parts in pencil. Really into this method of acetone and toner transfer to make big pieces at home. #printmaking #art #drawing #tonertransfer #acetonetransfer #extranothing
March 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Okay, here’s this piece again but I went over all the lightest/missing parts in pencil. Really into this method of acetone and toner transfer to make big pieces at home. #printmaking #art #drawing #tonertransfer #acetonetransfer #extranothing
18” x 24” toner transfer of a new drawing I just finished called “internet kiosk.”
February 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
18” x 24” toner transfer of a new drawing I just finished called “internet kiosk.”
Nice to see everyone getting out to enjoy the sun in Chicago today!
February 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Nice to see everyone getting out to enjoy the sun in Chicago today!
Heck of a van I saw yesterday. A real chungus. Absolute unit.
February 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Heck of a van I saw yesterday. A real chungus. Absolute unit.
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Tribune editorial board stays bootlicking
A Chicago Tribune editorial scolds IL Gov. J.B. Pritzker for his supposedly “premature” comparison of the rise of Trumpism with the rise of Nazism in Germany. Apparently the Trib wants everyone to wait until Trump gets even more authoritarian before speaking out. Which might be too late. 🧵 1/2
February 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Tribune editorial board stays bootlicking
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A plan to turn Lincoln Square’s Diplomat Hotel into transitional housing got a $5.5 million TIF boost.
Plan To Turn Lincoln Square’s Diplomat Hotel Into Transitional Housing Gets $5.5 Million TIF Boost
City Council approved additional funding for the $14 million renovation of the former motel into The Haven for people experiencing homelessness.
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February 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A plan to turn Lincoln Square’s Diplomat Hotel into transitional housing got a $5.5 million TIF boost.
Finished the last flier for the Dismal Niche / Jazz Series Left Field shows today. Here’s all four:
February 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Finished the last flier for the Dismal Niche / Jazz Series Left Field shows today. Here’s all four:
yeah, been feeling this a lot. Aldi is the one shining light where I can buy groceries and not feel like I’m being robbed.
A survey shows Chicago leads the nation in inflation, leaving residents struggling to afford the basics.
Chicago Leads Nation In Inflation, Survey Shows, Leaving Residents Struggling To Afford Basics
From grocery shopping to dining out, consumers feel the squeeze as Chicago’s inflation rate surpasses the national average, ranking No. 1 in a new WalletHub report.
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February 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
yeah, been feeling this a lot. Aldi is the one shining light where I can buy groceries and not feel like I’m being robbed.
This is a drawing I felt compelled to make of the side of the Uptown Theater in Chicago. The patchwork nature of the repairs and mix of materials often stops me in my tracks when I pass it, and I like to imagine pigeons get in through a small hole somewhere and have an entire society in there.
January 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is a drawing I felt compelled to make of the side of the Uptown Theater in Chicago. The patchwork nature of the repairs and mix of materials often stops me in my tracks when I pass it, and I like to imagine pigeons get in through a small hole somewhere and have an entire society in there.
Ghareeb Nawaz! Always delicious.
January 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Ghareeb Nawaz! Always delicious.
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How much more shitty should we let things get before a General Strike is appropriate? I'll never forget how the Day Without Immigrants protest on February 16, 2017 ground my neighborhood in Chicago to a halt. Polish roofers stopped working on my roof. You couldn't eat anything worth eating.
January 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How much more shitty should we let things get before a General Strike is appropriate? I'll never forget how the Day Without Immigrants protest on February 16, 2017 ground my neighborhood in Chicago to a halt. Polish roofers stopped working on my roof. You couldn't eat anything worth eating.
Chicago, catching the light the other day.
January 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Chicago, catching the light the other day.