On the Wall will not only explore why so many artists have been drawn to Jackson as a subject, but why he continues to loom so large in our collective cultural imagination. The project will also be accompanied by a scholarly publication with essays by Cullinan, Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural critic Margo Jefferson and British author Zadie Smith.

As befits a man who toured the world, On the Wall, which finishes its stint in London on October 21, will travel to the Grand Palais in Paris (November 2018 to February 2019), the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany (March to July 2019) and the Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Espoo, Finland (August to November 2019). Get ready to leave that nine to five up on the shelf – and just enjoy yourself.

Michael Jackson: On the Wall runs from June 28 to October 21, 2018 at the National Portrait Gallery. (npg.org.uk/michaeljackson)