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The ‘outlaw’ has long haunted cultural imaginations. A figure both feared and revered, the ‘outlaw’ is a symbol of resistance, rebellion and myth. But what do these mythic icons tell us about the societies that create them?

Kelly & the Cowboys brings together artists grappling with national mythology through the lens of two infamous outlaw archetypes: Ned Kelly and the American cowboy. In Australia and the United States, these figures loom large: both born of frontier violence, both transformed into cultural myths, romanticised as the unlikely heroes of national stories. But what truths …