Sufjan Stevens Awarded the 2008 Brendan Gill Prize for The BQE
October 3rd, 2008, 8:25 am
Last Saturday, at an award reception at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens received the 2008 Brendan Gill Prize from MAS for his multimedia musical composition The BQE. Mr. Stevens’ “symphonic and cinematic exploration of New York City’s infamous Brooklyn-Queens Expressway” was selected by the Brendan Gill jury for “capturing the energy, vigor, and verve of our incomparable city.”
Above is a brief slideshow of the evening, attended by MAS members and patrons. To join the Municipal Art Society, click here.