Overview
- The Landesrechnungshof’s new Düsseldorf building features a blue wall tapestry with LED elements that cost €135,000 and was unveiled in recent weeks.
- The money came from a North Rhine–Westphalia funding pot administered by the Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb, and the LRH says it had no influence on the amount.
- Greens budget expert Simon Rock questioned President Brigitte Mandt’s role in selecting the piece given the tight state finances.
- The work was commissioned through a competition for the building’s artistic design and was created by a Cologne-based artist.
- Reports note no formal investigation or spending reversal, as the dispute focuses on optics following recent LRH critiques of costly purchases in other ministries.