“The Deep Element,” on view at Patron, is Alice Tippit’s second solo presentation with the gallery. Comprised of oil paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, it is a hopelessly pat exhibition.  It’s unclear what Tippit is attempting to accomplish by painting. Quit, with its corpulent limbs, and Bling, with its sliced fruit, manage to make […] The post A solo show that falls flat appeared first on Chicago Reader.