Migrant street vendors of Barcelona tell story of survival at Venice Biennale

Top Manta, a mostly migrant cooperative, is the inspiration for Catalonia and the Balearics’ entry to the architecture arm of the prestigious festival. We enjoyed a previewThey are a familiar sight on the streets and sandy beach of Barcelona: vendors, blankets spread out in front of them, selling trinkets or toys to frequently disinterested passers-by. Now Catalonia and the Balearic Islands have chosen Top Manta, a Barcelona-based cooperative representing the mostly migrant, undocumented s