Artist Ai Weiwei Denied Entry to Switzerland Due to Lack of Visa

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was recently barred from entering Switzerland after he was unable to produce a visitor’s visa. According to an Instagram post by Ai, he spent the evening of February 10 on a bench at the Zurich airport.

Ai’s Instagram post was captioned with: “‘This is Switzerland, not Portugal’ they told me. I am sleeping on a bench with a blanket tonight, waiting to be deported next morning at 6:50AM.”

The Instagram post included several photos…