Christoph Niemann’s “Market Shift”

For the cover of the October 27, 2025, Money Issue, the artist Christoph Niemann set out to visualize how the preposterously rich pay a disproportionately small share of taxes. In conversation, Niemann expressed another grievance, one born out of his purely professional point of view as an artist: “What’s up with Silicon Valley’s childish sneaker-and-T-shirt look? They’re (mostly) grown men with infinite resources. Can’t they dress accordingly?” he said. “Until they come up with a fresh, stereotypical billionaire style, I’ll just stick with the ‘top hat, pin-striped pants, and spats-on-shoes’ outfit in my drawings.”