Collective Task was a series of group projects involving 12 artists that began in March of 2006 and ended in December of 2007. Each artist had the opportunity to set a task for the rest of the group. Robert Fitterman led the first assignment by asking each artist to create an art piece around the first item that was purchased on March 1, 2006. Defined by its open-endedness, Collective Task features pieces like “Bacon & Egg on a Roll on Bleecker Street” by Robert Fitterman, a comprehensive list of delis that offer bacon and egg sandwiches to-go; a painting on black paper by Sabine Herrmann, made with 200 grams of purchased gray pigments; and a receipt for $75.76 from CVS Pharmacy by Kim Rosenfield.

Featured artists include Tim Davis, Monica de la Torre, Stacy Doris, Robert Fitterman, Sabine Herrmann, Klaus Killisch, Carol Mirakove, Yedda Morrison, Kim Rosenfield, Lisa Sanditz, Rod Smith, and Juliana Spahr.