Bauhaus proud
Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity is the first large-scale exhibition on the influential German art school to be held at New York’s Museum of Modern Art since 1938. The theme will be the spirit of inquiry that characterised the artists’ creations and the display will feature figures such as Wassily Kandinsky, Walter Gropius and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. The works of lesser-known but innovative Bauhaus students will also appear. Exhibits include furniture, architecture, graphics, photography, textiles, ceramics, painting and sculpture.

Museum of Modern Art, New York, from Sunday to January 25, tel: +1 212-708 9400, www.moma.org

Box city
Now in its third year, CUBEOpen is a group exhibition and competition that showcases design trends relating to the urban environment. Most prominent will be winner Simon Le Reuz, exhibiting sculptures reminiscent of piers, balconies and buildings. Last year’s winner and current gallery resident Andrea Booker will appear with works incorporating reclaimed commercial signage. Highlights from the 17 other exhibitors include site drawings, cast sculptures and a swimming pool.

CUBEOpen 09, CUBE Gallery, Manchester, UK until December 18, tel: +44 (0)161-237 5525, www.cube.org.uk