The sculpture speaks volumes and, yet, we may never have known what alternate reality the lion chose to tune into had the artist not gone a step further and made a digital adaptation of the artwork.

Meanwhile, the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, is just this week launching teamLab Phenomena, a vast, permanent 183,000-square-foot complex from the Tokyo-based digital art collective teamLab.

Open to artists working in two-dimensional media—such as painting, drawing, digital art, printmaking, and collage—Art Vibe is more than just a traditional exhibit. Selected works will be ...