Lady Gaga was honored at the annual National Arts Awards, presented by Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading non-profit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, on Monday night in New York City. Mother Monster received the "Young Artist" award for her work that shows deep commitment to art and demonstrates extraordinary achievement.
"What I always wanted was to be taken seriously and tonight's the closest I might come to that," Gaga said as she accepted the Jeff Koons-designed award, wearing a gorgeous Marc Jacobs gown. "Art can make you foolish and wild but it’s always been a warm blanket for me to rely on. Art has totally cured me. I don't think there's a single award that is more meaningful to me than this one."
Earlier that night, Gaga walked the red carpet of her fiancé Taylor Kinney's new movie Rock the Kasbah.