Nicolas Cage, perhaps the most meme’d actor of his generation, has finally made the jump from the silver screen to the vaunted world of high-class art, as his likeness will be the subject of an art exhibition in the Mission next month.

The show will consist of art completely dedicated to, though not affiliated with or attended by, Nicolas Cage — photos, paintings, digitally altered images of the actor, etc.

The exhibition is being put on by Ezra Croft, a 35-year-old Bed Bath and Beyond employee who moonlights as a DJ and event planner and came up with the idea after attending an art show in San Jose that he didn’t much care for.

“The art was really good, but it was just kind of boring,” Croft said. “Art needs to be more fun.”

After going home and watching what he described as a “pretty terrible” movie starring the Oscar-winning actor, Croft was inspired.

“I thought to myself, let’s take something that isn’t anything and make it something,” he said.

From there, Croft just need to find the art. He began posting to Craigslist forums all over the world asking for submissions. The response was overwhelming.

“I’ve gotten submissions from just about everywhere,” he said. “From Japan to Africa, with art from more than 130 people.”

One piece that connoisseurs may want to look out for, Croft said, is a photo he received from a woman in Nigeria depicting a tribal elder standing next to a cardboard cutout of Cage.

The show will be at Balancoire on Mission Street on April 12 at 7 p.m. The website — which declares/asks “Nicolas Cage is God!?” — promises “one of San Franciso’s most interesting and off the wall art expositions, EVER!” It also promises that there will be a bar and a number of musical acts.

Tickets are $10.